Maartje Villerius

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader: Dirk Villerius
Moeder: Pietje Boogaard
Geboren: 7 Aug 1916 Rotterdam
Overleden: 10 Juni 2003 Bennekom
Religie: Ger.
Aantekeningen: Bokkem van Maartje (1916 - ? )
Personal Information
Last Name: Bokkem van
First Name: Maartje
Maiden Name: Villerius
Date of Birth: 07/08/1916
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Female
Place during the war: Rotterdam, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Rotterdam, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/860)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 17/03/1974
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Fonteyn, Salomon
Rescue Story
Bokkem van, Tijs & Maartje (Villerius) &
Schroeder, Margje (Villerius)
In early 1943, Tijs and Maartje van Bokkem were approached by Maartje’s sister, Margje Villerius (later Schroeder), and asked to shelter Salomon Fonteyn. Margje, a nurse, knew the Fonteyn family through her work in the Jewish hospital in Rotterdam, where she was working despite the prohibition against non-Jews working for Jewish institutions. Tijs and Maartje agreed to hide Salomon and he was brought to their home on February 26, 1943. Tijs was a civil servant working as a technical draftsman for the Public Works Dept. in Rotterdam. He and Maartje had three children and lived on a modest income, yet they still did not ask for any financial compensation for Salomon’s living expenses. (On Salomon’s insistence, he did contribute a small payment.) Salomon was absorbed into the van Bokkem family as if he were a natural-born member. During the course of the war, several other Jews hid temporarily in the van Bokkems’ home while waiting to be transferred to other safe houses. In addition, Tijs was involved in the underground. Specifically he provided ration cards for the scores of people who required them. Salomon stayed with the van Bokkems until the end of the war despite the fact that the family was severely endangered after Margje was apprehended by the Germans and taken to the Vught camp. She was detained for over six months until the liberation. Throughout the war, the van Bokkems’ religious convictions prompted them to help the oppressed even in the face of devastating consequences.
On March 17, 1974, Yad Vashem recognized Tijs van Bokkem and his wife, Maartje van Bokkem-Villerius, and Margje Schroeder-Villerius as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Tijs van Bokkem geb. 28 Juni 1915 overl. 9 Juni 1989
Huwelijk: 28 Feb 1940 Rotterdam