Suzy van Hall

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Hall, not Hall.
Suzy van Hall

Helena Suzanna van Hall (April 28, 1907 – July 1978) was a Dutch dancer.

She was born in The Hague, the younger sister of sculptor Frits van Hall.[1] In 1932, she married Cees Kelk [nl]. Van Hall had a dance studio in Paris, performed there and also toured England, Switzerland and Tunisia. The couple grew apart: in part because of the demands of her career and in part because of his affair with their au pair. They divorced in 1938.[2]

Registration form of Suzy van Hall as a prisoner at Ravensbrück Nazi Concentration Camp

She was involved in the Dutch resistance during World War II with her lover Gerrit Jan van der Veen.[3] In 1944, she was arrested and convicted of manufacturing false identification, robbery and other offences; she was sent to Herzogenbusch, Ravensbrück, and finally Dachau concentration camp. Van Hall was liberated in April 1945.[1]

After her release, she was taken in by Koos Schregardus and was given a position in the publishing company De Spieghel [nl]. Schregardus and van Hall published books about Gerrit van der Veen and Frits van Hall. Van Hall also did some translation for De Spieghel, including a Dutch version of Paul Brunton's book The Secret Path.[4]

She died in Saint-Cybranet at the age of 71.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Helena Suzanna van Hall" (in Dutch). Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam.
  2. ^ "Cornelis Jan Kelk, Amsterdam 28 augustus 1901 - Doorwerth 25 december 1981". Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde (in Dutch). Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis. 1983.
  3. ^ "Suzie van Hall". Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "De dames van De Spieghel". Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis (in Dutch). Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis.
  5. ^ de Wilde, Inge (2005). Uitgeverij De Spieghel: Over De Uitgeefsters Tine Van Klooster En Koos Schregardus (in Dutch). p. 46. ISBN 9077922075.