Amy Leonora Sita Cochius
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Petrus Marinus Cochius | |
| Moeder: | Harriet Elisabeth Selleger | |
| Geboren: | 7 Juli 1911 | Leerdam |
| Overleden: | 27 Sept 1991 | |
| Religie: | Vr. Katholiek | |
| Beroep: | typiste | |
| Aantekeningen: | Brusse Sita (1911 - ? ) Personal Information Last Name: Brusse First Name: Sita Maiden Name: Cochius Andersen Date of Birth: 07/07/1911 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Organization/ Religious order: Westerweel Groep Place during the war: Rotterdam, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Rotterdam, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4582) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 15/03/1990 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Levy, Uscha Rescue Story Brusse, Henk & Sita (Cochius-Andersen), In August 1942, when Joop Westerweel* began to assist the Halutzim in the Paviljoen Loosdrechtsche Rade Youth Aliyah home, he was helped by one of his closest friends, Henk Brusse. Henk was a member of the board of the school of which Joop was the principal. Henk, an architect by profession, lived with his wife, Sita, in Rotterdam, where he had excellent contacts for finding hiding places and also with the city registrar, from where important information could be removed or added to help save lives. He also knew policemen who dared help the Resistance. Henk was personally involved in bringing food coupons to Jews in hiding and he sheltered Jews in his own home if there was a real emergency. One of the people he hid was Uscha Levy. After Joop was arrested on March 11, 1944, Henk facilitated communications between Joop in captivity and the other members of his underground group by transferring letters. Together with Frans Gerritsen* and Jan Smit*, Henk donated blood to be smuggled into Vught to Joop to assist his escape by having him fake a stomach hemorrhage that would have gotten him transferred to a hospital from where he could be freed. The plan failed, however, and Henk was arrested on April 24, 1944. He was deported to Germany and died in the Gross Rosen concentration camp in 1944. On March 15, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Henk Brusse and his wife, Sita Brusse-Cochius (Andersen), as Righteous Among the Nations. Had her own typing business in Laren , Netherlands (1937/8) and also worked as a typist in Stockholm , Sweden , prior to retirement. She also did social work in prisons. Lived latterly in Stockholm , Sweden De actiegroep "Dat Nooit Weer" (mantelorganisatie van de Nederlandse Vredesbeweging) heeft, zoals in schrijven 314328 d.d. 21-12-'55 vermeld, in November 1955 een tournee georganiseerd, waarin de Duitse Prof. Dr. Klara M. PASZBINDER op diverse plaatsen in huiskamerbijeenkoraaten tot een voor een deel uit niet-communisten bestaand gehoor het woord richtte. De leiding van deze tournee lag in handen van mevrouw Dr. M.B. MINNAERT-COELINGH en mevrouw A.L.S. ANDERSEN-COCHIUS. De Nederlandse Vredesbeweging verkreeg hierdoor o.m. een aantal nieuwe connecties. |
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Gezin 1
| Huwelijkspartner: | Hendrik Jan Brusse | geb. 4 Sept 1907 overl. 29 Dec 1944 |
| Huwelijk: | 21 Sept 1938 | Laren, N.-H. |
| Kinderen: | ||
Marijke Brusse
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geb. 13 Juli 1938 | |
Gezin 2
| Huwelijkspartner: | Henry Francke Andersen | geb. 17 Feb 1925 |
| Huwelijk: | 2 Jan 1952 | Rotterdam |
| Scheiding: | 12 Nov 1985 |