Grietje van der Wal
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Sybe Uilkes van der Wal | |
| Moeder: | Aaltje Pieters Elzinga | |
| Geboren: | 23 Sept 1897 | Sneek |
| Overleden: | 4 Juni 1992 | |
| Aantekeningen: | Blaauw Grietje (1897 - 1992 ) Personal Information Last Name: Blaauw First Name: Grietje Maiden Name: Wal van der Date of Birth: 23/09/1897 Date of death: 04/06/1992 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Harbrinkhoek, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Harbrinkhoek, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3827) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 28/03/1988 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Vecht, Theo Rescue Story Blaauw, Hendrik & Grietje (van der Wal) Wal van der, Folkert & Trijntje (Jansma) On September 1, 1942, when 19-year-old Theo Vecht received a summons from the Germans to report to a labor camp for Jewish men in Friesland, he decided to go into hiding. Using family connections Theo was put in contact with Hendrik Blaauw of Zwolle, Overijssel, who agreed to help him. Hendrik arranged a number of temporary hideouts for Theo, but none of them worked out. In February 1943, Hendrik took Theo to his sister-in-law and her husband, Trijntje and Folkert van der Wal, also from Zwolle. Trijntje and Folkert had two daughters aged five and seven, who were never told about Theo, who hid in a small upstairs room and had to remain absolutely silent when the girls were a home. By May 1943, the two girls could no longer attend school because the Germans had set up their quarters in the school complex. Their presence at home all day made it too dangerous for Theo to remain with the van der Wals. Hendrik and Grietje decided to hide Theo in their own small apartment, where they lived with their five daughters. Theo was given Hendrik and Grietjes bedroom and the five daughters, aged five to 12, were instructed to leave their parents room locked at all times and were not informed about Theos presence there. By November 1943 conditions had become extremely cramped and stressful and Theo returned to the van der Wal family, where he remained until the liberation in April 1945. During the entire period, Hendrik kept in touch with Theos eldest sister, who hid in various places in Amsterdam and Zaandam. Hendrik also kept Theos parents and younger sister informed about his well-being until they were deported. The Blaauws and the van der Wals acted out of purely humanitarian motives. Even though they never asked for any financial compensation, Theo paid a small amount towards his upkeep for as long as he could, but nothing more was requested of him. On March 17, 1982, the Resistance Memorial Cross was awarded to Hendrik and Grietje by the Dutch government. On March 28, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Blaauw and his wife, Grietje Blaauw-van der Wal, and Folkert van der Wal and his wife, Trijntje van der Wal-Jansma, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Hendrik Blaauw | geb. 24 Jan 1899 overl. 3 Juli 1969 |
| Huwelijk: | 9 Jan 1928 | Sneek |