Maria Elisabeth Veldhuijzen
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Eduard Jacobus Veldhuijzen | |
| Moeder: | Zwana Adriana Ouwehand | |
| Geboren: | 3 MRT 1913 | Leiden |
| Overleden: | 17 Nov 1984 | Oegstgeest |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Broek van der First Name: Maria Elisabeth Maiden Name: Velthuyzen Date of Birth: 03/03/1913 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Oegstgeest, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Oegstgeest, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1176) From the time in 1941 when Jewish children were no longer allowed to attend non-Jewish schools, the Schnitzlers nine-year-old daughter, Hetty, was taught privately by Maria van der Broeks brother. As the situation of Jews worsened, Maria told her brother that she and her husband, Pieter, were willing to hide the Schnitzlers if they ever needed refuge. When they decided it was time, in 1942, Hartog Schnitzler, his wife, Lea, and son, Abraham, went to Maria and Pieters house in Oegstgeest, South Holland, and Hetty went to stay with Marias parents, Eduard and Zwana Velthuyzen*, who lived within walking distance of Marias house. Pieter van der Broek owned a kiosk adjacent to their modest apartment in the middle of town, which made it difficult to hide people without arousing suspicion. They gave the Schnitzlers their own bedroom and for nearly three years, until the liberation in May 1945, they slept in the back room of the kiosk. The Schnitzlers could never go out because no one outside Marias family knew about them. Pieter and Maria looked after them and shared all they had. Food had to be bought on the black market since the Schnitzlers had no ration cards, but Pieter and Maria would only accept a small amount of money for expenses. They believed that the Jews had to be saved and that God would help them through the difficult times. In order to bring a little happiness into their lives, Maria brought Hetty to her house a couple of times until, in 1944, it became too dangerous. The Schnitzlers all survived the war and remained in touch with Maria and Pieter afterwards. On April 26, 1977, Yad Vashem recognized Pieter van der Broek and his wife, Maria van der Broek-Velthuyzen, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Pieter Phillippus van den Broek | geb. 29 Juli 1910 |
| Huwelijk: | XXXX | onbekend |