Bertha Antonia Jongenotter
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Willem Jongenotter | |
| Moeder: | Wilhelmina Philippina Schaberg | |
| Geboren: | 19 MEI 1913 | IJsselmonde |
| Overleden: | 3 Nov 2017 | De Steeg, gem. Rheden |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Ginhoven van First Name: Bertha Antonia Maiden Name: Jongenotter Date of Birth: 19/05/1913 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: De Steeg, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: De Steeg, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1317) In 1938, Ursula Zemak (later Auerbach), born in Hamburg on October 15, 1915, fled from the Nazis in Germany. She initially settled in Rotterdam, and, in 1941, she moved to De Steeg, Gelderland, because the Germans ordered all foreign Jews to remove themselves from the Dutch coastline. In November 1942, when the Germans were rounding up Jews throughout the entire country, De Steeg also became an unsafe place for Ursula. Some of her neighbors, including Martinus and Bertha van Ginhoven, warned Ursula to go into hiding in order to avoid being arrested by the Gestapo. As an immediate precaution, Martinus and Bertha offered Ursula a place to sleep in their home, thereby safeguarding her from the nighttime razzias. While she was under their roof, Martinus and Bertha managed to arrange false identity papers for Ursula. The van Ginhoven's home was not considered a safe long-term shelter and so Martinus and Bertha searched for an alternative address for Ursula. Martinus soon transferred Ursula to his sister's home in Apeldoorn (Gelderland), which she used as a temporary hideout, then to his brother's home in Drenthe, and then to a teacher's home in Hoogeveen (Drenthe), where Ursula remained for about four weeks. However, her host was betrayed and taken to a concentration camp and Ursula was relocated to the home of two sisters, Tjits and Riek Nieuwboer*, in Nieuwlande (Drenthe). Ursula stayed with them until the liberation. During her time in their home, Ursula had no money whatsoever and so she could not pay them for their hospitality. Martinus and Bertha well fully aware of the dangers involved in their actions on behalf of persecuted fellow citizens. Their activities are testaments to their strength of character and immense conviction in standing up for what they knew was right. On April 16, 1978, Yad Vashem recognized Martinus Johannes van Ginhoven and his wife, Bertha Antonia van Ginhoven-Jongenotter, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Martinus Johannes van Ginhoven | geb. 12 OKT 1908 overl. 10 Jan 1995 |
| Huwelijk: | 1 MRT 1939 | Barendrecht |