Mathias Herman Jozef Hubert Hellenbrand
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Frans Jozef Hellenbrand | |
| Moeder: | Maria Elisabeth Gijselaers | |
| Geboren: | 25 Dec 1914 | Kerkrade |
| Overleden: | 12 Sept 1989 | Kerkrade |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Hellenbrand First Name: Herman Mathieu Jozef Hubert Date of Birth: 25/12/1914 Date of death: 16/09/1989 Rescuer's fate: imprisoned survived camp inmate Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: MINER Place during the war: Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands ; Vught, Camp, The Netherlands ; Sachsenhausen, Camp, Germany ; Oranienburg, Camp, Germany ; Neuengamme, Camp, Germany ; Braunschweig, Camp, Germany ; Ravensbrück, Camp, Germany ; Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands ; Rescue Place: Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/755) In February 1943, Arend and Mientje de Leeuw, living in Enschede at the time, had a baby whom they named Elisabeth Clara. In March 1944, Herman and Petronella Hellenbrand of Heerlen, Limburg, welcomed the de Leeuw family into their home and the miners family of three and the Jewish family lived together on pooled funds. In June 1944, the Hellenbrands were betrayed to the Germans and consequently Arend, Mientje, and Herman were all arrested, on the 22nd of the month. The de Leeuws were deported to Westerbork and then Theresienstadt; Herman was taken to the Maastricht prison. On the way to Maastricht, Herman told the Security Police that he wished to help the Jews. In reply, he was told that he would therefore share their fate. From Maastricht, he was taken to Vught concentration camp, Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg-Neuengamme, Braunsweig-Wasserstadt, and Ravensbrück. Herman survived the camps and returned home on May 23, 1945, a broken man weighing 80 lbs. partially blind and suffering from loss of equilibrium. While Herman had been in prison and the camps, Petronella had remained at home with Elisabeth; her own daughter was killed in a road accident. Elisabeth was deemed to be Petronellas daughter but, for safety sake, at one point she had to leave Petronella and relocate to another hideout, where she survived the war. During the war, the Hellenbrands considered it their duty to save persecuted Jews. They had hidden other Jews in their home prior to the arrival of the de Leeuws. On June 18, 1972, Yad Vashem recognized Herman Mathieu Jozef Hubert Hellenbrand and his wife, Petronella Hellenbrand-Couvee, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Petronella Couvée | geb. 19 MEI 1919 |
| Huwelijk: | 8 Sept 1938 | Heerlen |