Therese Wolter

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader:  
Moeder:  
Geboren: 3 Juni 1886 Gerresheim, Duitsland
Overleden: 13 Feb 1965 Den Haag doen
Religie: Rooms Katholiek
Aantekeningen: Personal Information
Last Name: Barkhuijsen
First Name: Therese
Maiden Name: Wolter
Date of Birth: 03/06/1886
Date of death: 13/02/1965
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Female
Rescue
Place during the war: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/7627)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 27/05/1997
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
de Groot, Heijmans, Henriette
Rescue Story
Barkhuijsen Therese (Wolter) & Herbert F.
A widow since 1934, Therese Barkhuijsen was living with her three adult children when Jews were being rounded up en masse in the summer of 1942. A friend of her son Rudolf, who was married to a Jewish woman, asked whether Rudolf would be willing to hide his 71-year-old Jewish mother-in-law, Henriëtte de Groot-Heijmans. Rudolf Barkhuijsen asked his mother, who agreed to take her in. Despite the cramped conditions Henriëtte was given a small room of her own. She remained there for three years, even when Herbert, another son of Therese’s got married and his new wife moved into the family home. Other than the immediate family, nobody was aware of the presence of Henriëtte. Guests were never invited over and if someone came she would go to her room. In case of emergency she was instructed to say she was an aunt who had been evacuated from the coast. In the fall of 1944 two German soldiers came looking for men for forced labor in Germany. Herbert hid in a cupboard, where he remained undiscovered. Henriëtte sat knitting in the living room and was not even noticed. During the difficult hunger winter of 1944--1945 Herbert’s wife often traveled on her bicycle to distant farms in order to obtain food. After the war Henriëtte and Therese maintained a warm relationship.
On May 27, 1997, Yad Vashem recognized Therese Barkhuijsen-Wolter and her son, Herbert F. Barkhuijsen, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Rudolf Frank Barkhuijsen geb. 30 Nov 1881 overl. 15 Feb 1934
Huwelijk: 8 Nov 1909 Emmerich, Duitsland
Kinderen:
  Rudolf Josef Barkhuijsen Female geb. 16 Feb 1910
  Hedwig Elisabeth Barkhuijsen Female geb. 9 Apr 1911
  Wilhelm Barkhuijsen Female geb. 15 Nov 1912
  Kurt August Barkhuijsen Female geb. 31 Jan 1914
  Herbert Frank Barkhuijsen Female geb. 3 Feb 1918
  Herta Barkhuijsen Female geb. 3 Apr 1923