Pieter van der Gijp
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Jurianus van der Gijp | |
| Moeder: | Jaapje Harmans | |
| Geboren: | 7 Apr 1891 | Dordrecht |
| Overleden: | 18 Sept 1980 | Blaricum |
| Beroep: | smid, koopman, machine bankwerkers baas | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Gijp van der First Name: Pieter Date of Birth: 07/04/1891 Date of death: 18/09/1980 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Dordrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Dordrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/5084) Pieter and Aartje van der Gijp of Dordrecht, South Holland, were active members of the Socialist Party before the war, and had helped refugees who had fled Germany to seek shelter in Holland. Thus, when Siegfried de Jong and his brother, both wearing a yellow star, arrived at the van der Gijps home seeking to hide fellow Jews, Pieter and Aartje immediately agreed. Pieter had been a regular customer in Siegfrieds radio and bicycle store and Siegfried knew that Pieter was trustworthy. On August 14, 1942, Netty Kooperberg, the fiancée of Siegfrieds brother, and her friend Sari Kloot-van Gelder arrived at the van der Gijps home. Pieter, Aartje, and their son, Juriaan, decided that it was preferable to hide them in the attic. The two fugitives spent all day in the attic and at night, when the curtains were drawn, joined the rest of the family. The relations between hosts and guests were excellent and before long Netty and Sari were addressing Pieter and Aartje as ma and pa. During this period, Pieter was in contact with his guests families, who were hiding in different places. At the end of 1943, Nettys parents were betrayed and forced to leave their hideout. Pieter journeyed to Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, by train and escorted them back to his own home. Mr. and Mrs. Kooperberg stayed with the van der Gijps until the end of the war. Saris mother was also forced to relocate under similar circumstances, but it was impossible for her to join her daughter at the van der Gijps because of the lack of space. Nevertheless, Pieter did help find her a safe address. Pieter personally escorted Mrs. van Gelder to her new hideout, despite the danger such a journey entailed. On several occasions, after Pieter and Aartje were informed that the underground had intercepted letters to the Sipo mentioning that Jews were being hidden in their home, the lodgers temporarily moved out. However, they always returned after the situation had stabilized. After the war, Pieter and Aartje kept in regular touch with the people they had hidden. On January 22, 1992, Yad Vashem recognized Pieter van der Gijp and his wife, Aartje van der Gijp-van Ballegooijen, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Aartje van Ballegooijen | geb. 25 Juli 1892 overl. 14 Apr 1980 |
| Huwelijk: | 11 MRT 1915 | Dordrecht |