Gerhard von Glahn

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Marienus von Glahn
Moeder:	Johanna Frederika Schutte
Geboren:	1880	Amsterdam
Beroep:		administrateur
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Glahn von First Name: Gerhard Date of Birth: 23/02/1880 Date of death: 17/02/1965 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Hilversum, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Hilversum, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/11388) The family of Tob Chichou and his wife, Judith, (née de Beer) lived with their daughters Hans (Hanna, b. 1922) and Willy (b. 1930) in Aerdenhout (prov. North-Holland), a town close to the North Sea. At the beginning of 1942, the Chichous, along with all Jews from the coastal area, were ordered to relocate to one of the Jewish sectors of Amsterdam. A number of months later, with the start of the orders for "work in the East", they connected with Judith's brother, Isak, who was married to a non-Jewish woman, To Sikkens. Looking for a way not to comply with these orders, it was suggested that To contact her aunt in Hilversum, who was indeed willing to take the Chichous into her home temporarily until more permanent and safe hiding addresses could be found. Daughter Hans was taken directly to Pieter (b. 1892) and Dorothea Mook, (b.1893).The Chichous then located Gerhard (b.1880) and Elize (b. 1890) von Glahn who were willing to take the risk of hiding all three remaining Chichous into their home in Hilversum. The von Glahns were not well known in their neighborhood as they had lived in the Dutch Indies for years and had returned to the Netherlands only shortly before the war with their son, Marius (b. 1926). Soon however, it became clear that hiding three Jews was too much of a danger for all, and as a result the Chichous had to be split up. Father Tob Chichou was moved to Johanna, Sim and Wim Franken*, also living in Hilversum, where he stayed until the liberation of the area in May 1945. Mother Judith was taken to Henk and Margot Steenhuizen, both in their thirties and without children, also in Hilversum, where she was able to stay until the liberation. Daughter Willy stayed with the von Glahns. Daughter Hans became the fourth daughter in the Mook family; their own three daughters were all in their late teens or early twenties. Pieter Mook had a leading position with a bank, Doroteha was at home taking care of the family and household. Hans spent time helping out at home and playing piano. Eventually, she was provided with false identity papers by the underground which allowed her to go out from time to time. The other Chichous, who did not have such papers, had to stay indoors at all times during their entire period in hiding. To kept in touch with the various members of the Chichou family at their respective hiding addresses, so that the level of anxiety as to each others' wellbeing could be kept to a minimum. Hans stayed with the Mooks until the end of 1944, a short time into the infamous Hungerwinter of 1944-1945, when there was no supply of food, gas or electricity to the western parts of the Netherlands. The situation at the Mooks thus became critical, and Hans joined her mother at the Steenhuizens. She joined Margot Steenhuizen in treks to the northern parts of the country in the search for food. At the same time, also then 14-year-old Willy Chichou moved back to the Steenhuizens. She had become seriously ill and wanted to be close to her mother. During the last few weeks before the liberation, Hans Chichou moved to the von Glahns. All the Chichous survived the war and stayed in touch with their rescuers thereafter. On August 31, 2008, Yad Vashem recognized Henk Steenhuizen and Margot Steenhuizen-Dirksen, Gerhard von Glahn and Elize von Glahn-van den Heuvel Rijnders as well as Pieter Mook and Dorothea P. Mook-Posthumus as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Elize Willemine Louise van den Heuvel Rijnders	geb. 6 Dec 1890
Huwelijk:	26 Feb 1925	Haarlem