Karel Clemens van Berckel
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Willem Emilius van Berckel | |
| Moeder: | Paula Adelheid Driessen | |
| Geboren: | 19 Aug 1892 | Delft |
| Overleden: | 5 Sept 1944 | Vught |
| Beroep: | arts | |
| Aantekeningen: | Berckel van Karel (1892 - 1944 ) Personal Information Last Name: Berckel van First Name: Karel Title: DR. Date of death: 05/09/1944 Rescuer's fate: camp inmate murdered Cause of Death: EXECUTION Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Gender: Male Profession: SURGEON Place during the war: Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands Vught, Camp, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Other Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1916) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 08/10/1980 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Rescued Persons Pauw de, Ronny Belinfante, First name unknown Rescue Story Berckel van, Karel C. & Eleonora Dr. Karel van Berckel, a surgeon at St. Joseph Hospital in Heerlen, Limburg, was a very devout Catholic who strongly opposed the anti-Jewish measures of the Nazis. He was not afraid to speak out against their plan to sterilize Jews and refused to give medical examinations to young men going to work in Germany. In addition, he helped distribute illegal newspapers and was the representative of the illegal medical association in Limburg, Medish Contact, which opposed German control of medical practice and ethics in Holland. On August 25, 1944, Karel was arrested and sent to the Vught concentration camp, where he was executed on September 5. His wife, Leonora, and their daughter, Charlotte van Berckel (later de Habicht*), were also active in the Resistance movement. They were involved in helping Jews across the border to Belgium. Among others, they saved the lives of Dr. Belinfante of The Hague by helping him cross the border and hid eight-year-old Ronny de Pauw in their home for a few weeks in 1942. On October 8, 1980, Yad Vashem recognized Karel C. van Berckel and his wife, Eleonora van Berckel, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Eleonora Christina Laarman | geb. 26 MRT 1899 overl. 31 Dec 1984 |
| Huwelijk: | 5 Juli 1921 | Amsterdam |
| Kinderen: | ||
Charlotte Lucie Adelheid van Berckel
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geb. 7 Nov 1922 | |