Joseph Galavazi

Geslacht: Man
Vader:  
Moeder: Anna Margaretha Elisabeth Galavazi
Geboren: 24 MEI 1875 Amsterdam
Overleden: 7 Nov 1958 Amsterdam
Beroep: kapper, koetsier, petrol. bezorger
Aantekeningen: Last Name: Galavazi
First Name: Joseph
Date of Birth: 24/05/1875
Date of death: 07/11/1958
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Profession: TOBACCO SHOP OWNER POST OFFICE WORKER
Organization/ Religious order: LO - Landelijke Organisatie
Place during the war: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding Other
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2028)
Joseph Galavazi owned a tobacco shop in Amsterdam. The shop functioned simultaneously as the local post office. Among other things, the post office handled savings deposits. Consequently, much money passed through Joseph’s hands. Joseph helped many families, including the van Essens, the Reindorps, and the Katzes, by using his position to help Jews illegally transfer their money. Anneke Katz, the ten-year-old daughter of Bram and Lien Katz, was in hiding with Ton and Evelien Versloten in Zuilen, Utrecht. When this address became unsafe, she was moved to Haarlem. While in Haarlem, the SD arrested her and she was taken to the Hollandsche Schouwburg in Amsterdam. When Joseph heard about what had happened to Anneke, he vowed to her parents that he would do everything in his power to retrieve her. Joseph and a friend, Wijtse Raven*, were deeply involved in resistance activities and used their connections to gather information from the LKP and LO. They ascertained that Anneke had managed to escape and wandered the streets before being picked up and hidden by a woman. Joseph and Wijtse set about trying to locate her. They finally succeeded in locating Anneke and took her to join her parents in hiding with the Peters van Nijenhof* family in Arnhem (Gelderland). When she was arrested and interrogated, Anneke mentioned the name of an underground worker, Henk Kreijne, who had delivered letters between her and her parents. Kreijne was located after an extensive search and seized for interrogation. After intensive questioning under torture, Kreijne broke and mentioned the Peters van Nijenhof family. Shortly afterwards, Bram and Lien Katz, Anneke, and Lien’s parents the van Essens, all hiding at the Peters van Nijenhof’s home, were arrested by the SD. Along with Hein Kreijne, they were all taken to Westerbork, from where they were deported to concentration camps. Lucas Peters van Nijenhof was taken to Vught and released after six months. During the war, Joseph Galavazi and his wife, Antoinetta, also helped Leo Reindorp as well as providing temporary shelter for the two-year-old son of one of Joseph’s clients whilst Raven and Lilly Driessen* were searching for a permanent hideout for the child.
On March 31, 1981, Yad Vashem recognized Joseph Galavazi as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Marie Amalie Minna Helene Katterfeld geb. 2 Nov 1871 overl. 30 Apr 1918
Huwelijk: 26 MEI 1897 Amsterdam
Kinderen:
  Gerard Joseph Marinus Galavazi Male geb. 12 MRT 1902 overl. 7 Juli 1970
  Frans Gerrit Galavazi Male geb. 8 Sept 1898 overl. 27 Jan 1969
  Joseph Karel Adolph Galavazi Male geb. 14 Nov 1900 overl. 7 Dec 1900
  Leendert Galavazi Male geb. 4 Juni 1903

Gezin 2

Huwelijkspartner: Antonette Franziska Frische geb. 1 Apr 1866 overl. 8 Juni 1949
Huwelijk: 11 Dec 1918 Amsterdam