Theodora Maria van der Sluijs
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Albertus van der Sluijs | |
| Moeder: | Antonia Roefs | |
| Geboren: | 11 Nov 1909 | Lith |
| Overleden: | 3 OKT 1997 | |
| Religie: | Rooms Katholiek | |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Aar van der First Name: Theodora Maria Maiden Name: Sluijs van der Date of Birth: 11/11/1909 Date of death: 03/10/1997 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Gender: Female Rescue Place during the war: Ravenstein, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Ravenstein, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/7153) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 23/06/1996 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Levitus, Caecilie Aar van der, Victor Petrus & Theodora Maria (van der Sluijs) Thirteen-year-old Cäcilie Levitus came to Holland from Frankfurt with the Kindertransport as a refugee in 1938. After finishing her studies in home economics, Cäcilie went to work in the crèche for Jewish children. Because she was defined as an essential worker, Cäcilie managed to avoid deportation until September 1943 when a friend of hers urged her to go into hiding and arranged false papers for her in the name of Lamberta Kroon. Her former teachers, Maria Hoefsmit* and Cornelia Ouweleen*, put Cäcilie in touch with Wilhelmus and Elizabeth Arts*. She stayed with them until October 1943, when the villagers began to suspect that she was Jewish. Wilhelmus immediately moved her to his underground contact, Frans Wijnakker*, in a neighboring village. In early 1944, with the help of Maria and Cornelia, Cäcilie moved to a safer place. She arrived at Victor and Theodora van der Aar, who lived in another neighboring village, Ravenstein, North Brabant, which was populated entirely by Roman Catholics. In order to avoid suspicion, Cäcilie went to church with the van der Aars on Sundays. Cäcilie was introduced as Lamberta, the maid, and took care of the children and did chores around the house and the store. She moved around fairly freely, but whenever there were rumors of a razzia she rode back to the Wijnakkers until the danger subsided. The van der Aar family did not receive any money for Cäcilies upkeep but was provided with food coupons for her. Cäcilie stayed with the van der Aars until the liberation and stayed in touch with the van der Aars children even after the death of the parents. On June 23, 1996, Yad Vashem recognized Victor Petrus van der Aar and his wife, Theodora Maria van der Aar-van der Sluis, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Victor Petrus van Aar | geb. 26 MRT 1910 overl. 29 Aug 1987 |
| Huwelijk: | 30 Sept 1936 | Lith |