Philipp Rümke

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Hector Rümke
Moeder:	Henriette Wilhelmina Johanna Everts
Geboren:	23 Apr 1923	Amsterdam
Beroep:		internist
Aantekeningen:	Phiep Rümke Rumke Philip (1923 - ? ) Personal Information Last Name: Rumke First Name: Philip Date of Birth: 23/04/1923 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: STUDENT Organization/ Religious order: Westerweel Groep Place during the war: Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Supplying basic goods Illegal transfer Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3944) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 25/08/1988 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Rothman, Yigal Turteltaub, Meier, Max Turteltaub, Tor, Benno, Baruch Rescue Story Rümke, Philip & Henriette Wilhelmina Johanna (Everts) From the age of 16, Philip Rümke was encouraged by the director of his school, De Werkplaats, Joop Westerweel*, to help Jews in danger of persecution. In 1939, a group of Jewish refugee children from Germany were living in a summer house in Loosdrecht which belonged to the Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. Philip, who lived nearby, told Westerweel about these children, who had nothing to do all day long. As a result, they were brought over to attend classes at De Werkplaats in Bilthoven. In August 1942, when Philip was a medical student and an active member of the Westerweel Resistance group, Yigal Rothman, one of the refugee boys, was ordered to report for deportation to Poland. Philip brought the boy to Bilthoven, where he lived with his mother, Henriette (Jet) Rümke. She immediately agreed to shelter Yigal and never asked for any money in return. He stayed with the Rümkes for several weeks, but had to leave after a stranger saw him in the house. Philip found a new hiding place for Yigal and continued to take care of his needs, as well as those of many other Jewish children. When Benno Turteltaub (later Baruch Tor) and his older brother Meier were in danger of being deported, Philip took the boys by train to Utrecht to a hiding place that he had arranged in advance. Until the end of the war, Philip Rümke brought them food coupons and letters from friends, and solved whatever problems arose. Benno survived the war, but his brother was caught and murdered in an extermination camp. On August 25, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Philip Rümke and his mother, Henriette Wilhelmina Johanna Rümke -Everts, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Elisabeth Maria Hoppen	geb. 27 Aug 1928
Huwelijk:	5 Apr 1950	Amsterdam