Mechteld Cornelia van Hardenbroek van Ammerstol
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Arnoud Hendrik van Hardenbroek van Ammerstol | |
| Moeder: | Cornelia Leembruggen | |
| Geboren: | 12 MEI 1918 | Heemstede |
| Overleden: | 13 Dec 2000 | onbekend |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Hardenbroek van First Name: Machteld Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: STUDENT Place during the war: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Illegal transfer Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/5157) During the war, Machteld van Hardenbroek was a student and a member of one of the first Resistance groups, established by Dr. Johan Brouwer* in Utrecht. Through this group, Machteld became involved in the attack on the population registry in Amsterdam. Among other functions, Machteld worked as a courier, delivering food stamps and forged papers. He also escorted people to hiding places, including Kitty (Sara) Rijnveld. Machteld picked up Kitty from the local train station and arranged a safe overnight stop for her in Utrecht. The next day, they cycled together to the log cabin in Laren, where Kitty stayed in hiding with Dr. Willem Maillet de Buy Wenniger* and Wilhelmina (Miny) Filz-te Winkel*. On April 12, 1992, Yad Vashem recognized Machteld van Hardenbroek as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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