Ancestors Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven to Drenthe as paupers: ‘Poverty had to be eradicated’ | Inland

Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven is very interested in the time of the enormous poverty in the Netherlands after the French rule.

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The Hague – Every reason for Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (77) to be proud of the World Heritage status, which the Drenthe Colonies of Benevolence were awarded. The former PvdA politician is a descendant of the Van Nieuwenhoven family, which has fallen into the proletariat. Jeltje’s ancestors showed a zest for work, but his good name was contaminated by daughter Jacoba, who became pregnant. The icon, who is enjoying a peaceful old age after 40 years of politics, tells.

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