Hermanus van de Beek

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Hermanus van de Beek
Moeder:	Hendrikje Hogeveen
Geboren:	14 MEI 1882	Nijkerk
Overleden:	25 Dec 1964
Beroep:		bakker
Aantekeningen:	Beek van den Hermanus (1882 - 1964 ) Personal Information Last Name: Beek van den First Name: Hermanus Alias: HERMAN Date of Birth: 14/05/1882 Date of death: 25/12/1964 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1598) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 25/03/1979 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Loewenstein, Manfred Loewenstein, Poppert, Emmy Rescue Story Beek van den, Hermanus & Maasje (Staal) & Eibertje & Klaas Manfred and Emmy Löwenstein-Poppert moved to Amersfoort, Utrecht, in March 1940. That summer they befriended Hermanus (Herman) van den Beek, also from Amersfoort. When the Germans occupied Holland the van den Beeks agreed to extend some help to the Löwensteins, such as hiding their belongings and allowing them to sleep in their home in times of emergency. In autumn 1941, when the Löwensteins were tipped off that they could escape to Switzerland via Antwerp, Eibertje (Eib) van den Beek, the daughter, helped them get to Antwerp. However, they never arrived there and ended up returning to Holland on foot. After spending a month with farmers in Brabant, they returned to Amersfoort, to the van den Beeks’ home. They arrived there in the middle of the night and were invited in. They remained with the van den Beeks until the end of the war, three and a half years later. The van den Beek family consisted of seven adults: the parents and five grown-up children. One of the sons, Klaas, was a soldier in the Dutch army and was associated with the Dutch military resistance. When he was at home he too was effectively in hiding and so he slept in the loft with the hidden Jews. The neighbors and extended family, including the married children who lived elsewhere, had no idea that Herman and Maasje were sheltering Jews. The Löwensteins stayed indoors during their entire time in hiding because they were known in the neighborhood. They assisted the van den Beeks by spinning wool in the attic and helping out with household chores. After the war the relationship between the van den Beeks, who had felt that it was their God-given duty to save the lives of fellow humans, and the Löwensteins remained close. On March 25, 1979, Yad Vashem recognized Hermanus van den Beek, his wife, Maasje van de Beek-Staal, and their children, Eibertje and Klaas van den Beek, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner:	Maasje Staal	geb. 15 Aug 1885 overl. 2 Aug 1964
Huwelijk:	24 Feb 1904	Nijkerk
Kinderen:
	Eibertje van de Beek	geb. 31 MEI 1906 overl. 11 MEI 1998
	Klaas van de Beek	geb. 22 Nov 1920 overl. 14 Jan 1982