Alberdina Johanna Geertruida Truijjers
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
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| Moeder: | Alberdina Johanna Geertruida Truijjers | |
| Geboren: | 1 Sept 1902 | Amsterdam |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd, Rooms Katholiek | |
| Aantekeningen: | pleegkind van Jacob Kropveld (1858) en Grietje Frank (1858). stiefdochter van Lambertus Timmermans (1857) en Hendrikje Jansen (1856). Last Name: Brandsen First Name: Alberdina Johanna Geertruida Maiden Name: Truyers Alias: DINA Date of Birth: 01/09/1902 Date of death: 07/03/1971 Rescuer's fate: survived tried/interrogated Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Organization/ Religious order: Het Parool 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.31.2/1906) Curt Gutsmuth and his mother, Bertha, were German Jewish refugees who had been on the run since they left Germany. Initially, they settled in Rotterdam. In October 1941, they were forced to move and chose to relocate in Blaricum, North Holland. Upon their arrival there, Mies Gomperts-van Outersterp* kindly offered them lodgings in her large country home. They remained there until they were forced to relocate to one of the Jewish neighborhoods in Amsterdam. In July 1942, Curt and his mother met Petrus (Piet) Brandsen of Amersfoort. At the request of Curts fiancée, Nelli Levi, Piet had journeyed to Amsterdam to seek them out. Piet, an underground activist, swapped their identity cards for fake ones and arranged a hiding place with the van der Hoevens* in Amersfoort. On September 3,1942, Curt married his fiancée. Chief Rabbi Tal, who was being sheltered by a priest, was willing to sanction the marriage. Cantor van Dam performed the ceremony in Amersfoort. It was the last marriage ceremony at which he ever officiated. The following day the couple moved into their hiding place at the van der Hoevens. Dozens of other Jews also owe their lives to Piet. Piet and Alberdina (Dina) themselves hid Nelly Levis brother-in-law and sister Felix and Flora van Beek (Levi). Also, over the course of his work with the underground, Piet roamed far and wide in his mission to supply those in hiding with food coupons and false papers. Over and above this, Piet was a member of the Dutch armed Resistance, the LKP. In this capacity, he delivered arms for raids on distribution offices and supplied the Allied forces with secret documents concerning strategic German targets. Piet was also involved in publishing the illegal newspaper Het Parool, which brought world news to the besieged Dutch. On Friday January 21, 1944, Piet was arrested at his home. The Gestapo surrounded the street where he lived and interrogated his wife and their four daughters, aged five to 12. They all denied any knowledge of Piets involvement in illegal activities. Consequently, Piet was subjected to nine months imprisonment, the first six weeks of which he spent at the notorious Amersfoort camp. Despite torture at the hands of the Gestapo, food and sleep deprivation, and solitary confinement for part of the time, Piet never disclosed any information. He was ultimately released due to lack of evidence and immediately resumed his illegal activities until the end of the war. Felix and Flory recalled that Piets first words to them after his release, were, When are you coming back? After the war, Piet was awarded six bronze medals from the Dutch government for his wartime activities. On October 22, 1980, Yad Vashem recognized Petrus Franciscus Brandsen and his wife, Alberdina Johanna Geertruida Brandsen-Truyers, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Petrus Franciscus Brandsen | geb. 29 Dec 1903 |
| Huwelijk: | 22 Nov 1927 | Amersfoort |
| Kinderen: | ||
Petronella Hendrika Maria Brandsen
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geb. 13 OKT 1928 | |
| Hendrika Maria Petronella Brandsen
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geb. 22 Apr 1931 | |
| Wilhelmina Alberdina Brandsen
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geb. 19 Feb 1934 | |
| Alberta Francisca Brandsen
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geb. 31 Aug 1936 | |