▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁His ▁sister ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁V DB . ▁ ▁His ▁pac if ism ▁was ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁religious ▁conv ict ions ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁national ▁dis arm ament . ▁He ▁also ▁advoc ated ▁de colon ization , ▁and ▁progress ive ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁programs . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁inv aded ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁van ▁Emb den ▁fled ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 3 – 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( P vd A ). ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁gover ning ▁board ▁for ▁Amsterdam - E ast . ▁ ▁Emb den ▁also ▁res umed ▁his ▁professor ship . ▁ ▁Van ▁Emb den ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁Bi ographical ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁- ▁bi ography ▁( in ▁Dutch ) ▁Par lement . com ▁bi ography ▁( in ▁Dutch ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁Protest ant ism ▁from ▁J uda ism ▁Category : D utch ▁econom ists ▁Category : D utch ▁Jews ▁Category : J ew ish