Grada Johanna te Nijenhuis
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Hendrik Jan te Nijenhuis | |
| Moeder: | Gerdina Kornegoor | |
| Geboren: | 3 Juli 1894 | Holterhoek, Eibergen |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Abbink First Name: Grada Johanna Maiden Name: Nijenhuis Te Date of Birth: 1894 Date of death: 25/01/1990 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: PROTESTANT Gender: Female Profession: FARMER Rescue Place during the war: Rekken, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Rekken, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/12406) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 26/06/2012 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Samson, Michel, Irma, Sara Samson Rescue Story Abbink, Hendrik Jan Abbink-te Nijenhuis, Grada Johanna David and Irma Samson from Enschede decided not to follow the orders to report for work in the East but to look for a hiding address instead. They turned to the Reverend Leendert Overduin*, who was fully aware of the dangers to the Jews through his close contacts with the local Jewish Council and was actively involved in trying to help as much as he could. Overduin made contact with Hendrik Jan and Grada Abbink in the nearby village of Rekken (prov. Overijssel), knowing that they were very much against the German occupation. Even though the village was very close to the border with Germany, the Abbinks opened their home to the Samson couple. The Abbinks, both in their fifties, had two daughters. They were farmers, and as their land bordered on the farm of a Nazi collaborator, their decision at the beginning of 1943 to the take the risk in hiding a Jewish couple was not an easy one. The Samsons were given a place and a special hiding area under the roof for them to disappear into, in case of house searches. During the day, they were allowed to come down to the living quarters, but always one of the Abbinks was on the look-out for unexpected visitors. David Samson was diabetic, and thus needed medication. Abbink daughter Truus was the one who would go to the city once a week to get the medication, faking that she needed it for her own family. The Samsons stayed with the Abbinks for over two years until the liberation of the area in April 1944. A number of downed Allied pilots were also in hiding with the Abbinks, for which they were later decorated by the American and British authorities. On June 26, 2012, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Jan Abbink and Grada Johanna Abbink-te Nijenhuis as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Hendrik Jan Abbink | geb. 22 MRT 1889 overl. 12 Juni 1980 |
| Huwelijk: | 12 MEI 1920 | Eibergen |