Maria Gerardina Huijs
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Theodoor Hubert Huijs | |
| Moeder: | Maria Petronella Billekens | |
| Geboren: | 20 Apr 1907 | Sevenum |
| Overleden: | 4 Sept 1987 | Venray |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Goor van den First Name: Maria Gerardina Maiden Name: Huys Date of Birth: 20/04/1907 Date of death: 04/09/1987 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Gender: Female Profession: FARMERS WIFE Place during the war: Sevenum, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Sevenum, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1323) In 1939, Sophie Nussbaum (later Schulamit Jaari) moved from Germany to Holland and settled in the Youth Aliyah home in Loosdrecht, which she left when all the residents went into hiding in August 1942. In December 1943, she had to leave her hiding place and Elly Waterman and Piet Arts* took her to the van den Goor family in Sevenum, Limburg. Sevenum was a small, predominantly Catholic village. During the war, the villagers hid about 300 people including Jews, pilots, and students. The Germans suspected these activities but had difficulty in finding the fugitives or their hiding places. Hendrik and Gerardina van den Goor were hard working people who labored about 12 hours a day. Their eldest child was aged 11 when Sophie arrived at their home and Gerardina was expecting her eighth child at the time. Sophie helped her hosts by working on the farm and the van den Goors gave her a warm home, clothing, and shoes. They did not receive any help from the underground. At one point, the van den Goors received an anonymous letter from a collaborator threatening to tell the Germans that they were harboring a Jewish girl. This did not deter them from keeping Sophie sheltered in their home. On Sunday October 8, 1944, the Germans organized a raid of Sevenum and the neighboring villages in a desperate search for laborers. The church entrance was blocked and all able-bodied men, about 300 in Sevenum alone, were taken to forced labor camps in Germany. Hendrik was among them. Sevenum was liberated on November 22, 1944, and Sophie stayed with Gerardina until her husband returned from Germany after May 1945. On March 9, 1978, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Hubert van den Goor and his wife, Gerardina van den Goor-Huys, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Hendrik Hubert van den Goor | geb. 17 Nov 1906 |
| Huwelijk: | 14 Juni 1933 | Sevenum |