Marloes Schoonheim

Marloes Schoonheim studied history at Leiden University and received a PhD from Radboud University in the Netherlands. She lives and works in the Netherlands.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Marloes Schoonheim." (Viewed on July 19, 2026) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/schoonheim-marloes>.