Henk Hufffener was born Henricus Josef Anthonius Huffener in Utrecht, The Netherlands 24 Feb 1923 and died 5 Nov 2006 in Albury, Surrey, England. [1]
Married to Margaret Perrott 1950.
Son: Guy S Huffener.
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Daughters: Clare Louise Huffener
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[4] and Josephine E M Huffener
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He was posthumously awarded the British Hero of the Holocaust which was initiated by the Holocaust Educational Trust to recognise British citizens who through their actions saved Jews and others. [6] [7] His daughter Jo Huffener was interviewed by Agnes Grunwald-Spier authored the book The Other Schindlers [8]
He established an antiques business ‘The Old Pharmacy’ in Albury, Surrey in 1959 [6] In 1980 he reopened Herbert F Rieser's shop in 20 New Quebec Street, London, W1 as the Herbert Rieser Memorial Gallery [9] Early exhibitions included Art Attack (10 April - 7 May 1981) featuring Susan Bowen-Morris, Mary Farmer (1940-2021, UK), Peter Hall, John Holden (artist), Terry Moores (1949-2014 UK) and Ian Walters. [10]