Hendrika van Dorsten
Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
Vader: | Roelof van Dorsten | |
Moeder: | Hendrikje Pluim | |
Geboren: | 9 Sept 1922 | Zwartsluis doen |
Overleden: | 23 Sept 1998 | Elburg |
Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Docter First Name: Hendrika Maiden Name: Dorsten van Date of Birth: 09/09/1922 Date of death: 23/09/1998 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Wapenveld, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Wapenveld, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Other Hiding Supplying basic goods Providing forged documents File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1341) The Docters were leaders of the underground movement in their town of Wapenveld, Gelderland. They dealt with procuring food cards and fake identity cards for those in hiding, including Jews, and also hid a young Jewish woman named Henny de Liever-van Gelderen in their home. When she came to them in June 1944, she was already in the final months of her pregnancy. In August 1944, she gave birth at their home with the assistance of a doctor. The baby was named Cornelis Delano Franklin. The mother and baby stayed with the Docters until the liberation in April 1945. On April 16, 1978, Yad Vashem recognized Cornelis Docter and his wife, Hendrika Docter-van Dorsten, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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Huwelijkspartner: | Cornelis Docter | geb. 21 OKT 1918 overl. 13 Feb 1983 |
Huwelijk: | 15 Sept 1943 | Zwartsluis |