Catharina Francina Leidner
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Wilhelmus Theodorus Leidner | |
| Moeder: | Susanna Catharina Terlaak | |
| Geboren: | 23 Sept 1894 | Amsterdam |
| Overleden: | 15 Dec 1981 | Amsterdam |
| Religie: | Ev. Luthers | |
| Beroep: | correspondente | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Bouthoorn First Name: Catharina Francina Maiden Name: Leidner Date of Birth: 23/09/1894 Date of death: 15/12/1981 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: SECRETARY Place during the war: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Arranging shelter Hiding Supplying basic goods File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2137) Catharina Bouthoorn worked as a secretary in the Pronk familys textile factory in Amsterdam. When the large-scale deportation of Jews from Amsterdam began in summer 1942, Catharina suggested to the widowed Mrs. Pronk that she and her son Yohanan go into hiding. Mrs. Pronk refused, considering it too dangerous for those who hid her, and stayed in her apartment, where the Germans came for her on June 12, 1943, and sent her to Sobibor, where she perished. Yohanan Pronk worked in a Jewish institution, which gave him a temporary reprieve. Since walking around town was too dangerous, Catharina brought him a hot meal every day at his office. When, in 1943, people whose deportation had been deferred were also being deported, Catharina insisted that Yohanan go into hiding. Since she held a key position in her Protestant church and many people came to visit her, she was able to arrange for Yohanan to hide with the sisters Jet and Christina Koning in Haarlem. She took him there on August 15, and Yohanan gave the sisters, who were not well off, money for his expenses, some of which he raised by selling off his parents belongings through Catharina. Catharina, who was acting out of compassion for the Pronk family and was fully aware of the risks, never expected any reward for visiting Yohanan every week, bringing food and letters from his future wife, Sophie Levi, who was hiding elsewhere. When the Allies were advancing in September 1944, Jet and Christina were ordered to take in people who were being evacuated from the coastal areas, Catharina moved Yohanan into her own home, where he had to hide under a bed or under the floor to avoid being detected. During the hunger winter of 1944--1945, when there was no electricity, water, or food, the Koning sisters came twice to bring them supplies. Yohanan stayed with Catharina until the end of the war and kept in touch with her even after he immigrated to Israel. On October 21, 1981, Yad Vashem recognized Catharina Francina Bouthoorn-Leidner as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Hendrik Bouthoorn | geb. 13 Juli 1891 overl. 12 Nov 1941 |
| Huwelijk: | 28 Juli 1921 | Amsterdam |