Hendrik Jan ten Brink

Geslacht: Man
Vader:  
Moeder:  
Geboren: 9 Sept 1918 Emmen doen
Religie: geen
Beroep: kantoorbediende
Aantekeningen: Last Name: Brink ten
First Name: Hendrik Jan
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Place during the war: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2299)
In the spring of 1943 Hendrik-Jan and Henriette ten Brink welcomed Bea Polak-Biet into their home in The Hague, South Holland. Hendrik-Jan and Henriette were members of the Vrije Groepen den Haag (The Hague Free Groups), an organization that took care of about 300 Jews. While in hiding, Bea, an author, together with her husband, Wim, who had been in the printing business before the war, and Leo Schatz, an artist also being hidden by members of the The Hague Free Groups, managed to publish a number of children’s books illegally. These were sold throughout the war and the money earned was used to purchase ration cards and other necessary items. Bea stayed with Hendrik-Jan and Henriette for two years, until the liberation in May 1945. (See also Weerheijm, Louis and Johanna).
On June 3, 1982, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik-Jan ten Brink and his wife, Henriette ten Brink-Muylwijk, as Righteous Among the Nations

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Huwelijkspartner: Henriette Muijlwijk geb. XXXX
Huwelijk: 1941 Den Haag