Resistance on a Bicycle

Biography of Dirk van Leenen He was born in 1940 just after the war had begun in The Netherlands. He is married to Cynthia June van Leenen. Together they have seven children and seventeen grandchildren They live in Arizona. Dirk has spent his life working with flowers. He has several degrees in Horticulture and floral design. His interest in English Literature began when he was still living in Holland. At the University of Leiden he studied English and he worked a number of years in Holland as an English teacher. For years he used to tell stories about his experiences during the Second World War in Holland. His children and grandchildren always urged him to write a book about those difficult times With Dirk's mother being Jewish, his parents were actively taking care of Jews. It is out of their stories, anecdotes, and Dirk's memories that this book has been written. Dirk has talked to many Holocaust survivors and gathered stories which have never before been told.