Wijnand Bastiaan van Horssen
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Wijnand Bastiaan van Horssen | |
| Moeder: | Elisabeth Clasina van der Meer | |
| Geboren: | 26 Juni 1903 | Rijswijk |
| Beroep: | rijks-ambtenaar | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Horssen van First Name: Wijnand Bastiaan Date of Birth: 28/06/1903 Date of death: 08/03/1984 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Leiden, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Leiden, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2071) During the war, Wijnand and Janna van Horssen sheltered Mendel Kramer, a chemical engineer, in their home in the vicinity of Leiden, South Holland. He stayed with them from September 1, 1943, until the liberation in May 1945. Wijnand and Mendel had been colleagues at the University of Leiden and when the Germans began deporting Jews in 1942, Wijnand immediately offered to hide Mendel in his family home. Mendel was initially hesitant because he was concerned that the van Horssens two young sons, aged four and seven, would be unable to keep the weighty secret of his presence in their home. However, after hiding in two other places, which he was forced to leave, Mendel contacted the van Horssens and asked if the offer still stood. They immediately invited him into their home and, after a long discussion, decided that it was best not to tell the children about his presence. Mendel arrived at the van Horssens home after the children were asleep one night. Thenceforth, he remained in a small room in the attic all day long and only came downstairs to sit with Wijnand and Janna after their children had gone to bed. Mendel was also forced to remain in the attic room in absolute silence whenever guests were in the house. Throughout Mendels stay, Wijnand and Janna tried to make him as comfortable as possible, even though it was quite a strain on Janna to hide the fugitives presence from her children. Even during the hunger winter of 1944--1945, Wijnand and Janna did not hesitate to share equally their limited food supplies with the houseguest. On May 27, 1981, Yad Vashem recognized Wijnand Bastiaan van Horssen and his wife, Janna Johanna van Horssen-de Bruin, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Janna Johanna de Bruin | geb. 1900 |
| Huwelijk: | 24 Dec 1934 | Leiden |