Geesjen Kuipers

Geslacht:	Vrouw
Vader:	Jan Kuipers
Moeder:	Hillechien de Blecourt
Geboren:	1 Juli 1913	Emlichheim
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Elburg van First Name: Geesjen Maiden Name: Kuipers Date of Birth: 01/07/1913 Date of death: 27/04/1999 Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Almelo, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Almelo, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/775) In October 1944, Jannie ten Brink* escorted David and Max Bonet to the home of Frederik and Geesjen van Elburg in Almelo, Overijssel. The brothers had been forced to flee from their previous hideout and had spent the last few months hiding in the forest near Glanerbrug. The van Elburgs warmly welcomed the boys into their home and treated them like members of the family. Frederik and Geesjen were a great source of moral support and allowed David and Max to live with them until the end of the war. They acted out of purely humanitarian motives and received no payment for their efforts. On December 11, 1973, Yad Vashem recognized Frederik Wilhelm van Elburg and his wife, Geesjen van Elburg-Kuipers, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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