Pietje Wiersma
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Oege Wiersma | |
| Moeder: | Sipkje Bakker | |
| Geboren: | 8 Sept 1921 | Waaxens, Hennaarderadeel |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Hendriks First Name: Pietje Maiden Name: Wiersma Alias: NEL Date of Birth: 08/09/1920 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: MAID Place during the war: Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Supplying basic goods Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/5056) Pietje Hendriks-Wiersma, also known as Nel, born in Henatradeel-Winsum, worked as a maid for Prof. Dr. Ir. F.K.Th. Van Iterson, the managing director of the State Mines, in Heerlen, Limburg. During the war, Greta Horn-Hertogs and her six-year-old daughter, Yvonne, hid in van Itersons home. van Iterson employed Nel in late 1940, and when the Jewish fugitives arrived in 1942 they were accommodated in the room next to hers, on the second floor of the house. Being responsible for the daily routine of the household, Nel also took charge of the guests, feeding them, caring for them, and ensuring that they were never noticed by outsiders. During their time in hiding, the refugees were not allowed to leave the second floor of the house. Nel did as much as possible to ease this especially difficult situation. In early 1943, this address became unsafe and Nel escorted Yvonne and her mother through wind and rain, to a new temporary hideout. After only a few days, they returned to the van Iterson household. However, in the beginning of 1944, the situation again became perilous and Nel accompanied the two fugitives through German fortifications, Yvonne hidden in a big coat on the back of Nels bicycle, with her feet tucked into the large pouches straddling the back wheel. Greta Horn rode her own bike. The underground then took Greta and Yvonne to a new hideout, where they remained until the liberation of the region in September 1944. On December 2, 1991, Yad Vashem recognized Pietje Hendriks-Wiersma as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Bernardus Herman Hendriks | geb. 20 Sept 1922 overl. 20 Apr 1993 |
| Huwelijk: | 1950 |