Marinus Berghuis

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Johannes Hermanus Berghuis
Moeder: Maria Elisabetha Susanna Muuren
Geboren: 2 Jan 1917 Den Haag
Religie: Ned. Hervormd
Beroep: brievenbesteller
Aantekeningen: Berghuis Marinus (1916 - ? )
Personal Information
Last Name: Berghuis
First Name: Marinus
Alias: RINUS
Date of Birth: 02/01/1916
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Profession: MAILMAN
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.31.2/939)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 11/12/1975
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Rescued Persons
de Haas, Aron
Loot, Alexander
Loot, Aron
de Haas, Barendse, Dina
Loot, de Haas, Estella
Rescue Story
Berghuis, Marinus & Louise (Vermeulen)
When the Germans began to transport Dutch Jews to Germany, Aron Loot’s bookkeeper told him that his brother, the mailman Rinus Berghuis, was willing to shelter him, his wife, and their six-year-old son Alexander. When Estella Loot-de Haas asked if her parents, Aron and Dina de Haas-Barendse, could join them, Rinus and Louise agreed. The Berghuises lived with their two-year-old son in a tiny second-floor apartment in The Hague. There were only two rooms, between the walls of which Rinus constructed an excellent hideout. The Berghuises shared this small space with the five fugitives for 31 months, without ever thinking about the risks involved. For as long as they could, Aron Loot and his father-in-law paid for the upkeep of their families but Rinus and Louise never took advantage of this. They acted out of purely humanitarian conviction. One day, Rinus’s boss told him that he must go to Germany as bidden, because if he did not register his house would certainly be searched. Although everyone in the house protested, Rinus complied with the call-up order and went to Germany, where he spent 14 months in a forced labor camp. By doing this, he hoped to prevent the Germans from searching his house for hidden Jews. Nevertheless, the Germans did search the apartment twice, once for eight hours, leaving the people hidden there shaken to the core.
On December 11, 1975, Yad Vashem recognized Marinus Berghuis and his wife, Louise Berghuis-Vermeulen, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Louisa Adriana Vermeulen geb. 15 Nov 1916
Huwelijk: 30 Nov 1938 Den Haag