Han Wegerif was Etty's landlord when she lived in the house on the Gabriel Metustraat in Amsterdam. Papa Han, as Etty called him, was her lover during her time in Amsterdam. Wegerif was much older than Etty, and their relationship was based on mutual affection and a need for companionship.
An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943