Johannes Cornelis Berben
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Pieter Mathis Berben | |
| Moeder: | Wilhelmina Bouwmans | |
| Geboren: | 5 Nov 1900 | Meijel |
| Overleden: | 7 Nov 1957 | Venlo |
| Beroep: | opperman | |
| Aantekeningen: | Berben Johannes (1900 - 1957 ) Personal Information Last Name: Berben First Name: Johannes Cornelis Date of Birth: 05/11/1900 Date of death: 07/11/1957 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Gender: Male Profession: CONSTRUCTION WORKER Organization/ Religious order: LO - Landelijke Organisatie Nationaal Steunfonds Place during the war: Baarlo, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Baarlo, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4063) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 07/06/1990 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Rosenberg, Salomon, Mozes Rescue Story Berben, Johannes Cornelis & Theodora Aldegonde Petronella Hubertina (Peeters) Johannes Berben, born in Meyel, and his wife Theodora were a passionately anti-Nazi Catholic couple living in Baarlo, Limburg. When, in the fall of 1943, they were asked by the underground to take in Salomon Mozes Rosenberg, a one-and-a-half-year-old boy from Amsterdam, the Berbens, who had no children, agreed. Johannes was a construction worker, but was often unemployed, and Theodora was a housewife, and they did not have much money. They told the neighbors that the child had come from the big city, which was suffering from a terrible famine. They received support from the LO and the NSF in the way of food and clothing coupons. Later the Germans took over their house and they lived in the cellar, but they kept the little boy at great risk to themselves and with no financial compensation.When Baarlo was liberated on November 21, 1944, it became clear that the little boys parents had been murdered in Sobibor.Salomon remained with the Berbens and they raised him as their son. On June 7, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Johannes Cornelis Berben and his wife, Theodora Aldegonde Petronella Hubertina Berben-Peeters, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Theodora Aldegonda Petronella Hubertina Peeters | geb. 23 Nov 1902 overl. 7 Juni 1982 |
| Huwelijk: | 28 Sept 1933 | Maasbree |