Marcelis Charles Beerling

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Charles Jacobus Beerling
Moeder: Hendrina van der Vlies
Geboren: 10 MEI 1908 Leiden
Overleden: 6 Juni 1997
Religie: Ned. Hervormd, geen
Beroep: gemeentesecretaris van Oostzaan
Aantekeningen: Beerling Marcelis (1908 - 1997 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Beerling
First Name: Marcelis
Charles
Date of Birth: 10/05/1908
Date of death: 06/06/1997
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Profession: MUNICIPAL WORKER
Place during the war: Oostzaan, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Oostzaan, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Arranging shelter
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1629)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 24/05/1979
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree
Rescued Persons
Streim, First name unknown
Streim, Isaak
Streim, Sara
Rescue Story
Beerling, Marcelis Charles, & Kamminga, Hendrik & Maretje (Spaans)
On January 12, 1943, Sara Streim, who was living in Oostzaan, North Holland, with her husband, Isaak, gave birth to a baby girl. When the situation deteriorated, they turned to Marcelis Beerling, a local municipal worker, who found them safe temporary accommodations with Hendrik and Maretje Kamminga. In addition to hiding Jews, Hendrik Kamminga was also a Resistance worker and forged an identity card for Isaak Streim. Beerling also arranged for Sara’s daughter to live with Dirk and Neeltje Bakker*. Over and above this risky covert activity, he arranged ration cards for infant care for the Bakkers so that they could comfortably keep the child safe and healthy. In all this work, Marcelis Beerling and the Kammingas never asked for any monetary reward whatsoever. Meanwhile, Sara had moved around between several families in Overijssel before eventually finding refuge with Dirk and Sibbelina Reeder* in Drachten (Friesland). By this time, Isaak was also hidden in Drachten, at the home of Jochem and Trijntje Tiekstra*. In 1944, Sara irresponsibly traveled to Oostzaan to visit her child. Oostzaan was a small village and her uncalculated move could have compromised both her and her baby’s safety if she had been recognized as the mother. Despite a neighbor’s actually remarking on the visual similarity between the mother and daughter, the Kamminga and Beerling families both agreed to accommodate Sara for the week of her stay regardless of the danger it posed to them.
On May 24, 1979, Yad Vashem recognized Marcelis Charles Beerling and Hendrik Kamminga and his wife, Maretje Kamminga-Spaans, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Anna Koster geb. 8 Juli 1909
Huwelijk: 14 OKT 1933 Zijpe