Albert van Aalderen

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Jan van Aalderen
Moeder: Geesje Hoogenkamp
Geboren: 26 Sept 1892 Hoogeveen
Overleden: 5 Nov 1982
Religie: Ned. Hervormd
Beroep: timmerman
Aantekeningen: Personal Information
Last Name: Aalderen van
First Name: Albert
Date of Birth: 26/09/1892
Date of death: 05/11/1982
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Religion: PROTESTANT
Gender: Male
Organization/ Religious order: Trouw Groep
Rescue
Place during the war: Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Arranging shelter
Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1148)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 09/06/1983
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Nieuwlande Memorial
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Vleeschhouwer, Rivka
Appel, Sally
Aalderen van, Albert & Jantje (Koster)
Albert and Jantje van Aalderen, both born in Hoogeveen, were living in the province of Drenthe during the war. This area, part of the Nieuwlande-Hoogeveen region, was well known for its illegal activities. Albert began his involvement in the underground by distributing Vrij Nederland, an illegal newspaper. In early 1943, Mien Bouwman (later Vooren*) joined the newly established Protestant paper Trouw and Albert and Jantje joined her in this initiative. After only a few months of work there, Mien asked the van Aalderens to find some safe houses for Jewish children. By telling his contacts at Trouw about his search, Albert managed to find about ten foster families in the Nieuwlande-Hoogeveen region. Thus, three-year-old Sally Appel arrived in Hoogeveen and was escorted to the Nijwening* family by Albert. The van Aalderens also welcomed four-year-old Rivka Vleeschhouwer into their home before sending her to a safe shelter, where she stayed until the liberation, when she was returned to her parents.
On June 9, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Albert van Aalderen and his wife, Jantje van Aalderen-Koster, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Jantje Koster geb. 29 MEI 1896 overl. 11 Jan 1967
Huwelijk: 23 Nov 1917 Lonneker