d.i.s. magazine VOLUME 52 NO. 1 Summer 2020
Our cover: Statue of Fanny Blankers-Koen that stands in Rotterdam. 2010 Photo by FaceMePLS on Flickr. Time to Renew Your Support for the Dutch International Society ........ 4 Statement from the Board of the DIS ................................................ 5 From the Editor .............................................................................. 5 In Memoriam: Dr. Martin Bakker (1933-2020) .................................... 6 Bier Distillery: Hollandse Hapjes on the North Side ............................ 8 “Carl the Clown” Angelo, the Winningest Amateur Pitcher in Baseball History...................................................................................... 12 The Flying Housewife ............................................................................... 14 Dutch American Ambassadors to the Netherlands ................................. 16 From Our Members ................................................................................. 20
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News in Brief ........................................................................................... 21
© Dutch International Society 2020
The Dutch Connection Calendar .............................................................. 22
Opinions expressed in the articles appearing in the magazine are not to be construed as an endorsement by the Board of the D.I.S.
Taalsplinters ....................................................................... 23 Introducing our new DIS Facebook group (under construction): https:// www.facebook.com/groups/ dutchinternationalsociety
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Dutch International Society Board Members
Matt Helmus, President
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Maria DeLugt Kocsis
Ed Peters, Secretary
Arend Art Wurfel Vander Pols, Vice President
Esther Wurfel, Treasurer
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