Peter Johannes Driessen
Geslacht: | Man | |
Vader: | Theodorus Driessen | |
Moeder: | Johanna Catharina Crommentuijn | |
Geboren: | 18 Sept 1880 | Helden |
Overleden: | 20 Aug 1953 | Venray |
Beroep: | landbouwer | |
Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Driessen First Name: Johannes Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Blitterswijck, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Blitterswijck, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3458) Johanna and Johannes Driessen-Kares, who had a married daughter and an adult son, lived in the village of Blitterswijk, Limburg. They hid an eight-year-old Jewish boy named Alexander Dasberg when asked to by underground activist Anna van Dam. Their daughter, Johanna Verstraelen-Driessen*, and her husband, Gerard, also hid a Jewish girl. While living in the DriessensÂ’ home, from the middle of 1943 until the middle of 1945, the Jewish boy assumed a false identity as their grandson. On July 7, 1986, Yad Vashem recognized Johannes Driessen and his wife, Johanna Driessen-Kares, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
Gezin 1
Huwelijkspartner: | Johanna Elisabeth Karis | geb. 22 Aug 1883 |
Huwelijk: | 7 Nov 1910 | Helden |
Kinderen: | ||
Johannes Driessen | geb. 19 OKT 1914 overl. 4 Juni 1934 | |
Theodorus Johannes Driessen | geb. 27 MEI 1913 | |
Johanna Petronella Driessen | geb. 27 Nov 1911 overl. 26 Jan 2000 |