Catrina Willemsen

Geslacht:	Vrouw
Vader:	Jan Hendrik Willemsen
Moeder:	Jannetje Bree
Geboren:	1911	Amsterdam
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Hibbel First Name: Catrina Maiden Name: Willemsen Date of Birth: 22/06/1911 Date of death: 02/10/1980 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Baarn, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Baarn, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4587) In mid-1942, Levi Worms, his wife, and their two-year-old daughter received a summons at their home in Amsterdam for deportation to Poland. The family contacted an illegal aid organization that put them in touch with the Resistance group connected with Trouw in Baarn, North Holland. After they had hidden at several addresses, the group took them, on January 31, 1943, to the home of Henricus (Henk) and Catrina Hibbel, where they remained until the end of the war. At first, only Levi and his wife were hidden with the Hibbels but when Henk heard that their daughter was hidden nearby, he brought her into the refuge of his home too. The Hibbels were a working class couple with four children under the age of eight. Henk worked as a baker's deliveryman, a mailman, and an agent for women's magazines. By working in three jobs, he managed to make a modest living. Catrina was a slightly built woman who was often ill. Initially, Levi paid 28 guilders a week towards their upkeep, but his money ran out after a year. From then on, the Trouw group supported them. The two families shared equally whatever food and heating materials were available. The Hibbels built a space under the floor that could be used as a hiding place during house searches. The Worms used it on several occasions, and each time they did, the Hibbels risked their own lives to protect them. On March 1, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Henricus Jacobus Hibbel and his wife, Catrina Hibbel-Willemsen, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Henricus Jacobus Hibbel	geb. 1908
Huwelijk:	22 Juni 1933	Baarn