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On this page you will find news and press releases related to the National Hannie Schaft Foundation and its founder and board member, Truus Menger-Oversteegen. The foundation organizes the annual National Hannie Schaft Remembrance and the Hannie Schaftreading.

On 21 March, Mayor Wienen and Haarlem’s child mayor, Vera Bolt, officially opened the refurbished cell of Hannie Schaft in the Koepel …

In the spirit of Hannie Schaft Theatre maker Liesbeth Rood is explicitly inspired in her work by the ideas of resistance heroine …

Sneak Peek of the Koepel Cell

After her arrest, resistance icon Hannie Schaft was detained in the Koepelgevangenis prison in Haarlem. On March 21, 2026, the space we …

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Special commemorative items in honour of Hannie, a woman in the resistance, are now available in the webshop. Buy a bag and …