Petrus Harren

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Cornelis Johannes Harren
Moeder:	Agatha Peetoom
Geboren:	15 Aug 1914	Haarlem
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Harren First Name: Piet Date of Birth: 15/08/1914 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: EMPLOYEE Place during the war: Haarlem, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Haarlem, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/8290) When the war broke out, Herman and Roza Milikowski-Elburg were living in Amsterdam. On January 28, 1943, their son Robbie was born and he had to go into hiding immediately. The first couple who took him in could not handle the situation and soon sent him back to his parents. Then, in May of that year, a hiding place was found for the child with Piet and Rie Harren in Haarlem, North Holland. To transfer the infant, Roza and Rie took a walk with him in the carriage. After awhile, Roza fell back and Rie continued alone with the child. The situation was risky because there were Germans everywhere. Fortunately, Rie was able to get on the train and managed to arrive safely in Haarlem. Piet, who at one point made leaded windows and was later employed by the Stork Company, and Rie took the child into their home, where he became their foster son and the foster brother of their son Kees, who was born in 1944. Robbie stayed with the Harrens until June 1946. During his time in hiding, resistance activist Frans Hessen provided the Harrens with extra ration cards. The only people who knew Robbie’s true identity were Rie’s two brothers and their wives, the doctor who occasionally provided them with free medical assistance, and a few close friends. Everyone else was told that Robbie’s parents were from Rotterdam, his father being in Germany and his mother ill. On September 24, 1943, Robbie’s mother was murdered in Auschwitz. His father survived the war, remarried, and eventually took his son back. The relationship between the two families remained extremely good, even after the war Rie and Piet continued to be regarded by Robbie as parents. Rie was a witness at his wedding in 1968. On December 13, 1998, Yad Vashem recognized Piet Harren and his wife, Rie Harren-Rietman, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Maria Rietman	geb. 1916 overl. 19 Dec 2011
Huwelijk:	14 Sept 1939	Haarlem