Antje Buijs

Geslacht:	Vrouw
Vader:	David Buijs
Moeder:	Sara van Velzen
Geboren:	18 Aug 1913	Rotterdam
Religie:		Ned. Hervormd
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Grandia First Name: Antje Maiden Name: Buijs Date of Birth: 18/08/1913 Date of death: 14/01/1999 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: TEACHER Place during the war: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding, Arranging shelter, Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3165) In March 1943, Henk Demison escorted Philip and Leon Peper, Jewish brothers from Amsterdam, aged 14 and 12 respectively, to the Luikel family in Amersfoort, Utrecht. The brothers were warmly welcomed and after awhile, their parents joined them there. Antje Grandia, a teacher, often gave Philip and Leon lessons in their home. Antje was trusted because she had been hiding a Jew, Leo Hartveld, in her home since July 1942. In the spring of 1944, a series of local razzias forced the Peper family to seek a safer address. Philip and Leon turned to Antje and her husband, Johannes, and she warmly welcomed them into her home. She also found a new hiding place for Leo, where he stayed until October 1944, when it became too dangerous and he moved back to the Grandias. During their time with the Grandias, Philip and Leon were introduced as two cousins from Rotterdam, temporarily based in Amersfoort in order to attend a special school. Antje and Johannes shared everything they had with their "guests." By March 1945, however, food had become so scarce that they were unable to feed everyone. Consequently, Philip and Leon were transferred to the Ingeborg boarding school, headed by Mrs. Muller-Kuhlenthal*, where they remained until the liberation in May 1945. Antje and Johannes never received financial compensation for their efforts. They were fully aware that they were endangering their lives by sheltering Jewish children, but they felt compelled to act out of a sense of duty. After the war, Philip and Leon stayed in touch with Antje and Johannes. On March 19, 1985, Yad Vashem recognized Johannes Hendrikus Nicolaas Grandia and his wife, Antje Grandia-Buijs, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Johannes Hendrikus Nicolaas Grandia	geb. 26 Sept 1913
Huwelijk:	23 Sept 1936	Rotterdam