Bertha Wilhelmina Halkema
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Frederik Halkema | |
| Moeder: | Eugenie Westerkamp | |
| Geboren: | 22 MRT 1898 | Meester Cornelis |
| Overleden: | 19 Dec 1983 | Den Haag |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd, geen | |
| Aantekeningen: | Beckman Bertha (1898 - 1983 ) Personal Information Last Name: Beckman First Name: Bertha Wilhelmina Maiden Name: Halkema Date of Birth: 22/03/1898 Date of death: 19/12/1983 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Zeist, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Zeist, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3291) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 20/01/1987 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Meijer, Someren van, Hetty Someren van, Harry Rescue Story Beckman, Bertha Wilhelmina (Halkema) Bertha Beckman of Zeist, Utrecht, her husband, and sons were very active in the Resistance movement from the start of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. They saved the lives of many Jews, despite suffering serious personal tragedy during the war: In August 1940, the Beckmans home was bombed and Berthas 18-year-old daughter was killed. In December of that year, Berthas husband was arrested and imprisoned. He was eventually killed in December 1944. Her two elder sons, Johan Beckman and Robert, were also arrested. Her youngest son, Jan Francois, then 17, was arrested and was about to be executed in March 1945 in reprisal for the attempt on the life of Rauter, head of the SS and German Police in Holland, but he was eventually released and returned home. Among those that Bertha saved were the children Hetty and Harry Someren of Hilversum, North Holland, whom she hid in her home from December 1942 to July 1944, when she took Harry to another safe place in The Hague, where he survived the war. Hetty went into hiding somewhere else. On May 5, 1982, Bertha Beckman-Halkema received one of the highest honors of The Netherlands, the Resistance Memorial Cross. On January 20, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Bertha Wilhelmina Beckman-Halkema as Righteous Among the Nations. Johan, Bertha's son, who was deported to Auschwitz in 1942, was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985 for his help to Jewish inmates in the camp. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Karel Johannes Cornelis Beckman | geb. 18 Aug 1888 overl. 20 Nov 1944 |
| Huwelijk: | 15 OKT 1918 | Soerabaja |
| Kinderen: | ||
Robert Frans Richard Beckman
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geb. 16 OKT 1923 | |
| Johan Frederik Beckman
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geb. 28 Dec 1919 overl. 13 Feb 2011 | |
| Karel Willem Beckman
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geb. 4 Jan 1921 | |
Eugenie Christine Beckman
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geb. 25 Feb 1922 | |
| Jan François Beckman
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geb. 1 Juli 1927 | |