Theodora Catharina van den Brink

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader:  
Moeder:  
Geboren: 26 Apr 1920 onbekend doen
Aantekeningen: Bie de Theodora (1920 - ? )
Personal Information
Last Name: Bie de
First Name: Theodora
Catharina
Maiden Name: Brink van den
Date of Birth: 26/04/1920
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Female
Place during the war: Zuilen, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Zuilen, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
Other
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3626)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 29/04/1987
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Creveld, Rita
Rescue Story
Bie de, Jan & Theodora Catharina (van den Brink)
One day in 1942, Theodora de Bie of Zuilen, Utrecht, overheard her parents comment that Mr. and Mrs. Creveld would already have been in hiding had they found a suitable haven for their daughter. With this conversation in mind, she returned to her husband to discuss the possibility of hiding the child and later that day offered to take care of five-year-old Rita. "Mr. and Mrs. de Bie had a beautiful home and other people were hiding there," Rita wrote in her testimony. "My parents didn't have to pay them anything. All Mr. and Mrs. de Bie wanted was to rescue as many people as they could." Over and above rescuing people, Jan and Theodora also worked for the underground and helped conceal weapons. By the end of the war, their lives were so endangered that Jan was himself forced to go into hiding. In the meantime, Theodora continued to run the household and care for her "guests."
One day before liberation, under the impression that the war was over, Jan came out of hiding and went home. The Germans were waiting for him and, as soon as they spotted him, they shot him. Jan was so badly wounded that he had to undergo ten operations, remaining an invalid for the rest of his life. After the war, Jan and Theodora were honored with the Dutch Resistance Memorial Cross.
On April 29, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Jan de Bie and his wife, Theodora Catharina de Bie-van den Brink, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Jan de Bie geb. 14 Juni 1906 overl. 17 Juni 1974
Huwelijk: XXXX onbekend