Jud Simons


Judikje "Jud" Simons was a History of [the Jews in the Netherlands|Dutch Jewish] gymnast who competed in the 1928 [Summer Olympics].
In 1928 she was chosen as a reserve member of the Dutch gymnastics team and won the gold medal with her teammates. The team was inducted into the International Jewish [Sports Hall of Fame] in 1997.
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.