Willem Driebergen
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Johannes Driebergen | |
| Moeder: | Niesje Dubbeldam | |
| Geboren: | 4 Juni 1892 | Katwijk |
| Overleden: | 7 Apr 1965 | Harmelen, Woerden |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd, geen | |
| Beroep: | luitenant ter zee, procuratiehouder, directeur, bedrijfsadviseur | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Driebergen First Name: Willem Date of Birth: 04/06/1892 Date of death: 07/04/1965 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/250) Simone Marcelle Rulf was dismissed from her job in the Dutch Interior Ministry on November 28, 1940, because she was Jewish. From August 1942 on, she hid in various places with the help of her friends, Willem and Alwina Driebergen, who lived in Amersfoort, Utrecht. Their friendship grew stronger after she arrived at their home in early 1943, having traveled there on the train with forged papers. At around the same time, her parents, Raphael and Emilie Rulf, were forced to leave their hiding place with the Noordas* in Rijswijk, South Holland, the town where they lived, because their son and daughter-in-law had been arrested and their hideaway was made unsafe. The Driebergens agreed to take them in too. Simone testified to a list of 15 families comprising over 40 people who survived the war thanks to the activities of the Driebergens. She also noted that the Manassen family from Amersfoort, who were good friends of the Driebergens, were the first people the Driebergens helped. They then took in people whom they did not know, including Marianna Scholss, who stayed at their home for two and a half years. A friend who was an engineer built an ingenious hiding place in their roof that was never found during any of the Germans searches of the property. Those hiding with the Driebergens never left the house during their stay, even though they had good forged documents. Throughout the two years that the Rulfs stayed with the Driebergens, they made toys that were sold through Alwina by merchants. Merchants from Friesland supplied the raw materials, which were already scarce in wartime. An underground group sprang up around the Driebergen family, including their daughter and her husband, who was later caught and shot by the Germans. The members of the group took care of food and firewood. Alwina herself took care of ration cards. On April 28 1968, Yad Vashem recognized Willem Driebergen and his wife, Adolphina Alwina Johanna Driebergen-van der Meiden, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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Gezin 1
| Huwelijkspartner: | Adolphina Alwina Johanna van der Meiden | geb. 13 Juni 1898 overl. 17 OKT 1986 |
| Huwelijk: | 29 MRT 1921 | Amersfoort |
| Scheiding: | 14 MRT 1951 | Utrecht |
| Kinderen: | ||
Hilly Aradina Driebergen
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geb. 22 Feb 1924 overl. 26 Feb 1991 | |
Johan Willem Driebergen
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geb. 24 Apr 1926 | |