Pieter Grenzebach
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Cornelis Bernardus Grenzebach | |
| Moeder: | Geertruij Houtkooper | |
| Geboren: | 21 Jan 1901 | Amsterdam |
| Beroep: | chauffeur | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Grenzebach First Name: Pieter Date of Birth: 21/01/1901 Date of death: 06/10/1976 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: PROTESTANT Gender: Male Profession: WORKER Place during the war: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/9412) Pieter and Anna Grenzebach lived in Amsterdam with their teenage daughter, Geertruida. In 1938, Anna had been hospitalized for some time, where she met Deborah Turk-Goubitz who shared the same room. The two women developed a strong friendship. When, in the course of 1941, the restrictions against the Jews increased, Deborahs husband Meijer was interned in a work camp in the Netherlands, from where he was later deported. With the onset of the 1942 deportations of the Jews, Deborah started to look for a hiding place for her two year-old daughter Emmy. Although she had taken the toddler initially to her brother and his non-Jewish wife, soon Anna suggested that it would be safer for the girl to stay with her and Pieter. And so, little Emmy came to the Grenzebachs. As much as possible, Anna or her daughter Geertruida would take the girl to see her mother on weekends. When at the beginning of 1943 Deborah was called up for work in the East, the Grenzebachs tried to convince her to also go into hiding. However, thinking she would be reunited with her husband in the East, Deborah declined. Emmy continued to stay with the Grenzebachs. She was introduced as a niece from The Hague, whose mother was terribly ill, even though a number of neighbors suspected of her real identity. She was spoiled as the little daughter and felt very much at home with the family. She was able to go to a church-run kindergarten, where only the headmaster was let in on the secret. Also the family doctor, who had to be consulted a number of times, was informed and cooperated. The presence of an extra mouth became particularly difficult during the infamous Hungerwinter of 1944-1945. However, the Grenzebachs managed time and again to secure minimal food. Emmy stayed with the family until the liberation of the area in May 1945. Her parents perished in the death camps. Initially, she was to be raised by an uncle. This, however, did not work out and Emmy, who was homesick for the Grenzebachs, returned to their home, where she stayed until she married. On June 20, 2001, Yad Vashem recognized Pieter Grenzebach and Anna Alida Grenzebach-Jansen, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Anna Alida Jansen | geb. 12 Jan 1904 |
| Huwelijk: | 18 Nov 1926 | Amsterdam |