Maria Berdina van Outersterp
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Nicolaas Johannes van Outersterp | |
| Moeder: | Maria Catharina Leautaud | |
| Geboren: | 17 MRT 1893 | Amsterdam |
| Overleden: | 28 Juni 1967 | Blaricum |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Gomperts First Name: Maria Berdina Maiden Name: Oudersterp van Alias: MIES Date of Birth: 17/03/1893 Date of death: 28/06/1967 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: PARTNER IN A FACTORY Place during the war: Blaricum, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Blaricum, Noordholland, The Netherlands ; Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1906) In 1941, when the authorities ordered all German Jews to move inland from the coastal areas, Curt Gutsmuth and his mother, Jewish refugees from Germany, were living in Rotterdam. At that time, it was still possible to choose a place of residence and the Gutsmuths decided to move to Blaricum, North Holland. Once there, they met Maria (Mies) Gomperts-van Oudersterp, who was married to Koos Gomperts, a Jew. Mies offered the Gutsmuths living quarters on her estate and they gratefully accepted. Tante Mies, as her friends called her, was willing to risk her life to save people. As a partner in a wallpaper firm, she arranged for the manufacture of a large quantity of glue, which was made from potato starch, and had the potato starch delivered to her home under the noses of the Germans. The potato starch was sufficient to feed 300 people for an entire month. When the food shortage became more severe, Mies rode her bicycle hundreds of kilometers in search of food for the people she was hiding. As long as Jews lived legally in the Netherlands, they still received food coupons, but coal for heating was in short supply. During the Gutsmuths first winter in Blaricum, Miess brother, Mr. van Oudersterp, came to the rescue. Mr. van Oudersterp was under contract to supply the Germans with coal. He diverted one consignment for the German authorities to his sisters house. In the winter of 1941--1942, the residents of Miess home did not suffer from the cold. In the spring of 1942, all the Jews in Blaricum were forced to move to Amsterdam, to the Jewish neighborhoods. When, in July 1942, the deportations to the east began, the Gutsmuths were again helped by Mies, who offered them a hideout in her home in Amsterdam, where eight or nine people, including Koos, were already hiding. On October 22, 1980, Yad Vashem recognized Maria Berdina Gomperts-van Oudersterp and her brother, Mr. van Oudersterp, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Koos Philip Gomperts | geb. 22 MRT 1890 overl. 25 OKT 1965 |
| Huwelijk: | 17 Aug 1920 | Amsterdam |
| Scheiding: | 26 Juni 1941 | Amsterdam |