Johanna Alida de Roever
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Nicolaas de Roever | |
| Moeder: | Johanna Louise van der Goes | |
| Geboren: | 23 MEI 1883 | Amsterdam |
| Overleden: | 24 Juni 1965 | Maastricht |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Courrech Staal First Name: Johanna Alida Maiden Name: Roever de Date of Birth: 23/05/1883 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: PROTESTANT Gender: Female Place during the war: Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/8402) The Jewish Salmang family moved from Germany to Holland in 1935. Herman Salmang, who had been a professor at the Institute of Technology in Aachen, found work as an engineer in a factory in Maastricht, Limburg. He settled there with his wife, Bella, their two children, Otto and Eva, aged nine and eight, and grandmother Rosa Salmang-Windmuller. One day in 1942, their neighbors from across the street, the Courrech Staals, came to visit them and offered to hide the children should this become necessary. In May 1943, the two Salmang children and grandmother Rosa received call-ups for deportation. The youngsters immediately went into hiding with the Courrech Staals, while Rosa found shelter in the Catholic hospital for the poor, the Calvariënberg Hospital, where an entire hall was set aside for Jews. She stayed there for 16 months until the end of the war. In August 1943, Herman and Bella Salmang joined their children at the Courrech Staals. Ernst and Johanna Courrech Staal were Protestants in the predominantly Catholic city of Maastricht. Ernst taught history in a local high school and the couple lived in a pleasant three-story house with Ernsts mother and a maid. The Salmangs were given the third floor: the parents slept in a living room, Eva in a small bedroom and Otto in the attic. Since the Salmang family was well known in the neighborhood, they had to keep out of sight at all times. Herman received a monthly payment from the firm that had employed him before the war and thus was able to contribute toward his familys upkeep while the Resistance supplied them with food coupons. On one occasion, there was a house search during which the alarm system was triggered. The fugitives hid behind the wall in the attic and remained undetected. On February 17, 1999, Yad Vashem recognized Ernst Georg Courrech Staal and his wife, Johanna Alida Courrech Staal-de Roever, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Ernst George Courrech Staal | geb. 31 Dec 1891 |
| Huwelijk: | 14 Juli 1923 | Amsterdam |