Gerardus Alphonsus Aben

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Jacobus Cornelis Aben
Moeder: Johanna Huurdeman
Geboren: 14 OKT 1898 Utrecht
Overleden: 17 MEI 1968
Aantekeningen: Aben Gerardus (1898 - 1968 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Aben
First Name: Gerardus Alphonsus
Date of Birth: 14/10/1898
Date of death: 17/05/1968
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Organization/ Religious order: Westerweel Groep
Rescue View Rescue Story
Place during the war: Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3038)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 13/11/1984
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Aben, Gerardus Alphonsus & Maria Geertruida (Moermans)
In August 1943, when living openly in Amsterdam became too dangerous, the Westerweel* group assisted Abraham Sarig to obtain a short list of hiding places that
he and his family could use for the remainder of the war. Abraham, his wife, and their two daughters were housed separately at different addresses. In September 1944, Sarig, together with his wife, moved to a new hideout in the town of De Bilt, Utrecht. Life there was difficult. Some relatives of the woman of the house, Gerardus and Maria Aben, became acutely aware of the situation. The Abens perceptiveness and their generous spirits caused them to invite the Sarigs to take shelter in their home in the nearby town of Bilthoven. The situation was indeed unhealthy and after brief deliberation the Sarigs accepted their offer, moving into the Abens home on March 7, 1945. Together with their five children the Abens made the lives of their guests pleasant and comfortable. They refused to accept any kind of payment and were more than happy to share the little food they had with their guests. One of the gestures Abraham made for his host family in the way of repayment was to prepare one of the boys for his confirmation. Until the end of the war they were free to move around the town of Bilthoven unafraid and unnoticed.
On November 13, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Gerardus Alphonsus Aben and his wife, Maria Geertruida Aben-Moermans, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Maria Geertruida Moermans geb. 5 Dec 1902 overl. 21 OKT 1981
Huwelijk: 7 Feb 1923 Utrecht