Jud Simons Explained

Jud Simons
Birth Date:20 August 1904
Birth Place:The Hague
Death Place:Sobibor extermination camp
Discipline:WAG
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Judikje[1] "Jud" Simons (20 August 1904 – 20 March 1943) was a Dutch Jewish gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 she won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team. The team was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]

She was born in The Hague and was murdered in Sobibor extermination camp together with her husband Bernard, their five-year-old daughter Sonja and their three-year-old son Leon.

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  1. Her name is sometimes also spelt Judikeje.
  2. Web site: International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: Netherlands 1928 Olympic Champions .