Nature hike: at the left is Emma Hekster, the wife of GP Hekster, the lawyer Leendert van Essen with his daughter Elly and his wife Rachel Photo collection K. Andersen-Hekster, Brussels, Photo collection K. Andersen-Hekster, Brussels
Leendert van Essen became a lawyer in Veenendaal, where he was born. (Announcement August 1919) Photo collection J. Scholte-Alberti, Veenendaal, Photo collection J. Scholte-Alberti, Veenendaal
Leenhart (Leendert) Hermann van Essen opened a law practice in Veenendaal after studying law in Amsterdam. His shock of red hair led him to be nicknamed 'Red Jew'. He married Rachel Julia Lopes de Leao Laguna from Amsterdam. Rumour had it that he had fetched a rich Jewish woman from Portugal. He and…