Cornelis Petrus Augustus Hos

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Dirk Hos
Moeder:	Wilhelmina Auwerda
Geboren:	25 Aug 1916	Den Haag
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Hos First Name: Cornelis Petrus Augustus Alias: CEES Date of Birth: 25/08/1916 Rescuer's fate: imprisoned survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: DRAUGHTSMAN Place during the war: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Providing forged documents File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/7572) Shortly after the outbreak of the war, Annie Polak-Kupferschmidt, her husband, Hans, and Cornelis (Cees) Hos, who knew each other from school, met in The Hague and Cees said: “Whenever you are in trouble, you can count on Tine and me”. A short time afterwards, Hans Polak, a member of a Jewish student resistance group, moved in with Cees and Albertine (Tine) Hos. After only a month, Hans moved to another hideout and the Hoses, who had one child, welcomed Hans’s daughter, eight-month-old Chaja-Line, into their home. About six months later, Annie joined her at the Hoses. Not long after, Hans returned there. A special hideout was constructed under the wooden staircase for the Polaks to use in times of danger. Although the entire Polak family was now together, for safety’s sake Chaja’s name was changed to Lineke Hos and she was taught to call Cees and Tine “mama” and “papa.” During the course of the war, with the help of Cees’s sister, Hillegonda Hos, the family often sheltered Jewish children on their way to France, Switzerland, or Spain for varying lengths of time. Twenty-three-year-old Marie van Rooyen stayed with Cees and Tine for the last six months of the war. Being a trained draftsman, Cees also forged documents, stamps, and signatures and changed details on official documents. Thirteen months before the end of the war, the Hos family was betrayed. When Dutch policemen came to arrest the hidden Jews, Tine took Chaja in her arms and said: “Doesn’t she look like me?” Tine managed to save the baby’s life. Chaja was immediately taken to Hillegonda’s home, where she remained until it was safe for her to return to her foster parents. Cees, who had not been at home when this incident occurred, was arrested soon afterwards with another of his underground colleagues. A few months later, the Resistance managed to get him released from prison, but he was the only survivor of the group. On his release, Cees’s first move was to try to get Hans out of Westerbork, with the help of Petra Eldering, who was married to Hans’s brother. The effort was in vain. After the war, Annie returned from Auschwitz. She and Chaja, just like Marie van Rooyen, had lost all their family and they stayed with Cees and Tine until they found a way to become independent again. The Hos family later immigrated to New Zealand but they maintained contact with their wartime charges and they often visited each other. On May 8, 1997, Yad Vashem recognized Cornelis Petrus Augustus Hos and his wife, Albertine Hos-de Leede, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Albertine de Leede	geb. 25 Dec 1918
Huwelijk:	1939	??
Kinderen:
	Karina Joanne Hos	overl. 4 Feb 1947