Christiaan Deckers

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Jacobus Deckers
Moeder:	Catharina Jacobs
Geboren:	6 MRT 1902	Wemb-Weeze, Duitsland
Beroep:		mijnwerker
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Deckers First Name: Christian Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: MINER Organization/ Religious order: The N.V.- LTD Group (en-va LTD.Group) Place during the war: Brunssum, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Brunssum, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4650) On March 2, 1944, Julianus Meesters*, who was connected to the NV group, escorted Salomon Silber and his brother Chanine from their hiding place with the Broers* family, which had become unsafe, to the home of Christian and Maria Deckers in Brunssum, Limburg. Christian, a coal miner, and Maria had three children and only a modest income. Nevertheless, they warmly welcomed the two boys into their home and shared everything they had with them. Occasionally, Christian obtained food rations, including cans of sardines, through his work with which he could supplement the family’s supplies. Since the neighbors did not know about the presence of Salomon (alias Kees) and Chanine, the brothers had to stay in their room all day long, but at night they were allowed to sit with their hosts in the living room. The Deckers family did everything possible to make the boys lives bearable. On May 5, 1944, it was decided that the boys’ presence in the Deckerses’ home was no longer safe and Jules Meesters fetched them and took them to a new hideaway. On June 20, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Christian Deckers and his wife, Maria Deckers-Krekel, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Maria Theodora Krekel	geb. 3 Juni 1903
Huwelijk:	3 OKT 1925	Echt