Martinus Biemans
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Lambertus Biemans | |
| Moeder: | Martina Meulendijks | |
| Geboren: | 26 Juni 1909 | Sint-Oedenrode |
| Aantekeningen: | Biemans Martinus (1909 - ? ) Personal Information Last Name: Biemans First Name: Martinus Alias: LAMBERTUS Date of Birth: 26/06/1909 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Gender: Male Profession: PRIEST Place during the war: Hout-Blerick, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Hout-Blerick, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Arranging shelter Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1214) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 20/10/1977 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Wallach, Johanna Wallach, Leo Wallach, Rozette Aronson, First name unknown Rescue Story Biemans, Martinus Martinus (Lambertus) Biemans was a religious Catholic from the village of Hout-Blerick near the town of Venlo. He was known as Brother Lambertus. He was also known in the area as someone who helped Jews. At great risk, he accompanied Jews to various hiding places, including the home of his sister and her husband, the van der Kruyssens*, and the monastery of Paters van het Heilige Sacrament in Stevensbeek, North Brabant. Johanna Wallach, one of those he saved, later recalled: In order to get to the van der Kruyssens house we had to go by foot through alleyways in town so that no one identified us, because the Germans were close by. The operation was very dangerous, for him and for us. As someone local who knew the trustworthy families in the area, Lambertus found many safe houses where Jews could hide. In 1944, he took H. Aronson, a young Jewish woman who had come to him via the underground, to the Hendrix family in Sambeek, Limburg. When they became too frightened to hide her any longer, they turned to Brother Lambertus and he found her alternative hiding places, first in Stevensbeek and then in the nearby village of Overloon and the town of Venray. He accompanied her personally to each place and kept on looking out for her. Every week, Lambertus went to check that the fugitive was being treated well in her hideout. In early 1943, Lambertus took Johanna Wallach from the van Durens* to his sister and her husband in Gemert, North Brabant. He also looked after Johannas sister and her brother, Rozette and Leo, who were hiding in the monastery in Stevensbeek, taking Leo to a farmer in the village. After the war, the Wallach family remained in contact with Martinus Biemans. On October 20, 1977, Yad Vashem recognized Martinus Biemans as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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