Guus Luijters

Guus Luijters (3 November 1943 – 3 January 2025) was a Dutch writer and journalist.

Luijters started writing in 1972. In 2012 he wrote In Memoriam that is co-written by Aline Pennewaard. The book contains biographies of around 20,000 children who were killed during the German occupation of World War II. The work took seven years to complete. It received national attention after television programm De Wereld Draait Door paid attention to it. An addendum was published in 2013. His 2023 book Verdwenen stad, co-written by Willy Lindwer, also deals with the persecution of Jews during World War II and in particular the role of the public transport operator GVB in Amsterdam in deportations. For his works he received on 7 June 2024 the , awarded by Femke Halsema, who also awarded him with a certificate from Yad Vashem.

Luijters was married between 1967 and 1972 with  and later married Ruth Visser. He died on 3 January 2025, at the age of 81 years old.

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Category:Dutch writers
Category:Dutch journalists
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Category:2025 deaths
Category:People from Amsterdam
Category:Place of death missing