Tettje Clasina Jolles

Geslacht:	Vrouw
Vader:	Maurits Aernout Diederik Jolles
Moeder:	Eva Dina Halbertsma
Geboren:	9 MEI 1881	Assen
Overleden:	1972	Amsterdam
Religie:		Ned. Hervormd
Beroep:		natuurkundige
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Clay First Name: Teetje Clasina Maiden Name: Jolles Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female 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.31.2/7772) Until January 1944, Bettina Henriette Polak (later Spaanstra), her mother, and her sister were protected from being deported. Their names were on Frederiks and van Dam's (the Barneveld group) list due to the fact that their father, Leo Polak, was a professor of philosophy at the Universities of Leiden and Groningen. (He was later sent to Sachsenhausen, where he perished.) When Bettina, her sister, and mother became afraid that the list would no longer protect them, they decided to look for a hiding place. On January 18, 1944, after her mother had been hidden in Haarlem and her older sister in Leiden, Bettina arrived at the Amsterdam home of the Clay-Jolles family, thanks to the help of Mrs. Hester Jeanne Verrijn Stuart-Pino. Bettina had forged papers and was going by the name of Jo Gielen, a Catholic. She had even altered her appearance by bleaching her hair and wearing it up. Professor Jacob Clay was a teacher of experimental physics at the Municipal University of Amsterdam. He was a former colleague of Leo Polak. He lived with his wife, Tettje, and their daughter, Nelke. One son had died before the war and another had fallen in the line of duty during the war. The Clays welcomed Bettina warmly into their home and gladly sheltered her despite the risks involved. Bettina enjoyed genuine hospitality in their home. During the war, several others, Jews and non-Jews escaping the German persecution, found temporary shelter in the Clays' home. Jacob and Tettje also fed many students with hearty meals. The Clays performed these acts without receiving any material or financial compensation. They simply believed that their fellow citizens were being treated unjustly and deserved protection. On October 27, 1997, Yad Vashem recognized Jacob Clay and his wife, Tettje Clasina Clay-Jolles, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Jacob Clay	geb. 18 Jan 1882 overl. 31 MEI 1955
Huwelijk:	23 Juli 1908	Leiden
Kinderen:
	Pieter Hajo Clay	geb. 7 Juli 1915 overl. 16 Juli 1943