Johannus Gijsbertus van Beusekom
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Johannus Gijsbertus van Beusekom | |
| Moeder: | Cornelia Adriana Swets | |
| Geboren: | 25 Aug 1912 | Lienden |
| Aantekeningen: | Beusekom van Johannes (1912 - ? ) Personal Information Last Name: Beusekom van First Name: Johannes Gijsbertus Alias: JOOP Date of Birth: 25/08/1912 Rescuer's fate: survived imprisoned Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: POSTAL WORKER Place during the war: Echteld, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Echteld, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3961) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 28/12/1988 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 Waterman, Isaac Rescue Story Beusekom van, Johannes Gijsbertus & Christina Johanna (van Voorthuizen) In 1942, Johannes (Joop) van Beusekom, born in Lienden, and his wife, Christina (Christien), originally from Buren, were living in Echteld, Gelderland. They were asked to hide two-year-old Isaac Waterman. Despite the fact that Joop was involved in very dangerous Resistance activities, the couple agreed, and this proved an excellent solution for Isaac until the end of the war. Over and above this, Joop, disguised as a postal worker in a post office van, transported a considerable number of Jewish children to safe houses. Joop, who had a technical background, used his skills to the full in his resistance work, although he and Christien were never affiliated with any particular Resistance group. In January 1945 they sabotaged the detonator of the explosives the Germans had placed under the bridge near Zoelen in Gelderland so the bridge would remain intact for the advancing Allied forces. For this, he received letters of thanks from Field Marshall Montgomery and General Eisenhower after the war. Shortly before the liberation, the van BeusekomsÂ’ house was raided and Joop was arrested. Fortunately, Christien and Isaac had just been evacuated to nearby Asch, and Christien immediately went into hiding at the home of a vicar in Zoelmond, Gelderland, taking little Isaac with her. They all survived the war and the Dutch Government awarded Joop and Christien van Beusekom the Resistance Memorial Cross. On December 28, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Johannes van Beusekom and his, wife Christina van Beusekom-van Voorthuizen, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Christina Johanna van Voorthuizen | geb. 13 Nov 1913 overl. 1 Juli 2000 |
| Huwelijk: | 16 Sept 1938 | Soest |