Christina Frederika van Lemel
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Adam Christiaan van Lemel | |
| Moeder: | Johanna van der Ven | |
| Geboren: | 10 Feb 1907 | Amsterdam |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Bakker First Name: Christina Frederika Maiden Name: Lemel van Alias: STIEN Date of Birth: 10/02/1907 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Rescue Place during the war: Duivendrecht, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Duivendrecht, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3022) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 13/11/1984 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Gottschalk, Dina Rescue Story Bakker, Engbert Pieter & Christina Frederika (van Lemel) Born in Germany, Dina Gottschalk moved with her family to Holland in 1937. Settling in Duivendrecht, near Amsterdam, the Gottschalks became friendly with their new neighbors, Engbert (Ep) and Christina (Stien) Bakker. Some years later the Bakkers moved to Ijmuiden but the families maintained their friendship. After the Germans occupied Holland the Gottschalks were moved to the eastern part of Amsterdam. In 1943, the family was herded into the Hollandsche Schouwburg together with many other Jews, from where they were later released. Not long after Stien Bakker appeared at the door of their Amsterdam home. Dina, who was nine years old at the time, remembers her mother telling her that the Bakkers would take care of her until the war was over. In June 1943 she received a card from her parents saying they had been taken to Westerbork. She never heard from them again. Dina was introduced to the outside world as the daughter of Stien Bakkers sister, who was supposedly ill and incapable of looking after the girl herself. As Stien had dark hair the story sounded credible. The Bakkers treated Dina like a member of the family and she became particularly close with Ep and Stiens daughter Els, who never told anyone that Dina was Jewish despite her tender age. In 1944 Dina became ill with diphtheria but had to be cared for at home. Stien looked after her devotedly although she was pregnant at the time with her second daughter, Jola. After the war Dina immigrated to Israel but stayed in close touch with the Bakker family. On November 13, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Engbert Pieter Bakker and his wife, Christina Frederika Bakker-van Lemel, as Righteous Among the Nations |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Engbert Pieter Bakker | geb. 12 Feb 1907 overl. 25 Feb 1989 |
| Huwelijk: | 28 OKT 1936 | Soest |