Willem Baalbergen
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Frederik Huibert Baalbergen | |
| Moeder: | Anna Passchier | |
| Geboren: | 4 MEI 1901 | Noordwijk-Binnen |
| Overleden: | 27 Nov 1996 | |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Baalbergen First Name: Willem Date of Birth: 04/05/1901 Date of death: 27/11/1996 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: UPHOLSTERER Rescue Place during the war: Noordwijk, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Noordwijk, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Arranging shelter Supplying basic goods Providing forged documents File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2099) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 06/07/1981 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Kroonenberg Rescue Story Baalbergen, Willem When the deportations of Jews were being carried out in full force, Mrs. van Geldere approached Willem Baalbergen of Noordwijk, South Holland, and asked him to find shelter for four Jewish children. Willem knew van Geldere and her husband, a doctor in an Amsterdam hospital, from the time they used to vacation in Noordwijk-on-the-sea. He found suitable homes for three of the children and took the fourth, 13-year-old Catharina Kroonenberg, into his own home, where she stayed from 1943 until a year after the war. It was especially risky for Willem to hide a Jewish refugee as he ran an upholstery shop that the Germans frequently visited to shop or make inquiries. Willem was part of an underground group of four called the Resistance Committee, that was active in Noordwijk. They took care of about 40 Jewish refugees in the area, getting them safe houses, ration coupons, and forged identity papers. He also helped the Catz family in their aborted attempt to escape to Switzerland. On July 6, 1981, Yad Vashem recognized Willem Baalbergen as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Marrigje van Harten | geb. 25 OKT 1904 overl. 26 MEI 1894 |
| Huwelijk: | 10 OKT 1975 | Noordwijk |