Cornelia Commijs
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Jan Commijs | |
| Moeder: | Neeltje Beijer | |
| Geboren: | 2 Nov 1907 | Rotterdam |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Hennik van First Name: Cornelia Maiden Name: Comijs Date of Birth: 02/11/1907 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Rotterdam, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Rotterdam, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/724) When the war broke out, Izaac and Cornelia van Hennik lived with their two children, a ten-year-old daughter, Ineke (later Postema) and a three-year-old son, on the outskirts of Rotterdam. Izaac worked in the city's water department, earning a very low wage. The couple resided some distance from the city center because living expenses were lower and food was easier to obtain there during the war. Despite being impoverished, Izaac and Cornelia were members of the Resistance and were willing to hide a Jewish refugee. Consequently, Bertha Pindar, in her twenties, born in Poland and residing with relatives in Rotterdam since 1937, was sent to the van Henniks. Bertha stayed with them from September 1942 until September 1945. The van Henniks home was suitable for hiding someone because it was in the woods and well away from neighboring houses. Bertha was free to move around the house, but when a stranger arrived unannounced at the front door she was hidden in the bedroom in the attic that she shared with Izaac and Cornelia's helpful daughter, Ineke. The van Henniks believed that the Nazi regime was evil. They were motivated by humanitarian principles to help Jews and were never compensated financially for their deeds. Sometimes, they barely had enough food for their own children, but they never questioned the presence of Bertha in their home. After the war, Bertha remained with the van Henniks for another four months, and when she eventually left them the van Henniks gave her a farewell gift of 100 guilders. On July 13, 1972, Yad Vashem recognized Izaac van Hennik, his wife, Cornelia van Hennik-Comijs, and their daughter, Ineke Postema-van Hennik, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Izaac van Hennik | geb. 19 Nov 1908 overl. 2 Sept 1995 |
| Huwelijk: | 18 MEI 1932 | Rotterdam |
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Leo van Hennik
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Ina van Hennik
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geb. 20 Jan 1934 | |