Response to recent publication and public perception surrounding Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
The Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema Foundation responds to the book by Petra Alkema and the public debate it has sparked. The foundation emphasizes the importance of careful, fact-based historiography and has commissioned independent experts to further examine the content.
“Soldier of Orange” saw himself primarily as a writer rather than a resistance hero.
Erik Hazelhoff-Roelfzema published his first books before the war. Watch a video published by NOS here.
Writer’s archive of Soldier of Orange housed at the Literature Museum.
The Dutch resistance fighter Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema (1917–2007) is better known by his nickname, Soldier of Orange. On Tuesday, April 23, his literary archive was officially transferred by his daughter to the Literature Museum / Children’s Book Museum in The Hague.
“Mossie Bites” Juli 2017
Prior to the celebration of the centenary of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema’s birth, the foundation contacted The People’s Mosquito in the United Kingdom.
The Hague (The Netherlands) honors Soldier of Orange with a street name.
Article from AD newspaper (Dutch)
Los Angeles Times publication (A fantastic experience!)
Read the article published by The Los Angeles Times about the Musical “Soldier of Orange”