Theodorus Hendricus van den Berg
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Theodorus Hendricus van den Berg | |
| Moeder: | Maria Theresia Cornelia Butot | |
| Geboren: | 30 Nov 1904 | Amsterdam |
| Overleden: | 21 MEI 1973 | |
| Religie: | Rooms Katholiek | |
| Beroep: | chauffeur, vertegenwoordiger | |
| Aantekeningen: | Berg van der Theodorus (1904 - 1973 ) Personal Information Last Name: Berg van der First Name: Theodorus Hendrikus Alias: THEO Date of Birth: 30/11/1904 Date of death: 21/05/1973 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Alkmaar, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Alkmaar, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4492) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 01/01/1990 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Mannheim, Salli Mannheim, Meier Mannheim, Prins, Rosa Koekoek, Sieg Rescue Story Berg van den, Theodorus Hendricus & Antje Geertruida Petronella (de Groot) In May 1943, Theodorus (Theo) and Antje van den Berg, a couple living in Alkmaar, North Holland, received word from Antjes younger sister, Margaretha Brinkman-De Groot*, that the elder of the two Jewish children who were hiding out with Margaretha and her husband in their Amsterdam apartment was becoming too talkative. Theo and Antje decided to take the little boy in and so five-year-old Jacques (Sieg) Koekoek came to their home where he stayed for the next two years, until the end of the war. Theo and Antje looked after him as if he were their own child and made sure he kept up his schooling, telling neighbors that Jacques was their nephew from Amsterdam. In November of that year they opened their home to additional Jewish fugitives, Meier and Rosa Mannheim-Prins and their 19-year-old son Salli. Meier later contracted tuberculosis and died and Rosa and Salli stayed with Theo and Antje until the liberation. The German police or soldiers would search the van den Bergs house from time to time but the four Jews were always able to crawl into a dark space under the roof and were never found. Theo and Antje did most of the work to provide for their guests, only receiving food from the local Resistance during the hunger winter. After the war, Jacques Koekoek was placed in one of the childrens homes run by LeEzrath HaJeled but remained in touch with his foster parents. On March 15 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Theodorus Hendricus van den Berg and his wife, Antje Geertruida Petronella van den Berg-De Groot, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Antje Geertuida Petronella de Groot | geb. 21 Sept 1908 |
| Huwelijk: | 25 Juni 1930 | Amsterdam |