Gerrit Willem Alberts

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Albert Alberts
Moeder: Gerritje van Schoten
Geboren: 31 Jan 1886 Voorst
Overleden: 29 MRT 1961 Vlaardingen
Beroep: predikant
Aantekeningen: Alberts Gerrit (1886 - 1961 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Alberts
First Name: Gerrit
Willem
Date of Birth: 30/01/1886
Date of death: 29/03/1961
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Profession: REVEREND
Rescue
Place during the war: Vlaardingen, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Vlaardingen, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
Supplying basic goods
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4996)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 04/09/1991
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes
Rescued Persons
Leeuw de, Amalia, Frederika
Alberts, Gerrit Willem & Cornelia Johanna Adriana (Rog) & Gerritje & Wilhelmina & Albert & Cornelis
Amalia Frederika de Leeuw was an infant only two days old when, on January 18, 1943, she was first taken into hiding. Amalia was born in Arnhem. From there, she was taken to The Hague by a relative and was moved again to a family in Rijswijk. From Rijswijk she was borne by the 16-year-old daughter of a close relation of Rev. Gerrit and Johanna Alberts to their home in Vlaardingen (South Holland), where they all hoped the baby would be safe. Taking care of the new arrival was no problem for the Albertses who already had six children of their own, ranging in age from five to 15. Amalia assumed the name Liesje, but nevertheless the sudden appearance of a newborn baby in the Albertses’ home did arouse suspicion in the town. After a year there, Amalia was found out and her life and the lives of her entire foster family were placed in immediate jeopardy. Johanna Alberts selflessly tore herself away from her family home with her foster baby and went into hiding until the situation calmed down. Amalia’s first winter in the Albertses’ home was a harsh one. Food was scarce and now there was an extra mouth to feed. Gerrit and his eldest son were not deterred and trekked far and wide to find food to sustain their large family. Their trips were long and arduous and on many occasions they were stopped by the Germans and had their food confiscated. They returned home safely from their journeys, but the future was uncertain. In all, Amalia stayed with the Albertses for almost the entire first two years of her life, and thanks to their generosity she was spared the atrocities occurring all around her. After the war, the Red Cross assisted Amalia’s parents in tracking down their daughter. Sadly, after the reunion, Amalia’s family and the Albertses lost touch with one other. Wilhelmina (Miep), one of the Albertses’ daughters, subsequently undertook a twenty-year search for her wartime foster sister. An emotional meeting was facilitated in 1990 when the two were reunited through the efforts of the Dutch Jewish weekly NIW.
On September 4, 1991, Yad Vashem recognized Gerrit Willem Alberts, his wife, Cornelia Johanna Adriana Alberts-Rog, and their children, Gerritje, Wilhelmina, Albert, and Cornelis Alberts, as Righteous Among the Nations.
Gerrit Willem Alberts (30.1.1886 Voorst, zoon van Albert Alberts en Gerritje van Schoten-29.3.1961 Vlaardingen), kandidaat te Apeldoorn; christelijk-gereformeerd predikant te Zutphen (2.12.1923-15.5.1929); emeritus: 15.5.1929; op 2.12.1925 te Zutphen gehuwd met Cornelia Johanna Adriana Rog (3.8.1899 Zutphen-14.4.1970 Zutphen). Beide ontvingen postuum - met hun kinderen Gerritje (geboren 1926), Wilhelmina (geboren 1927), Albert (geboren 1929) en Cornelis (geboren 1932) - op 4.9.1991 de Yad Vashem-onderscheiding omdat ze onderdak boden aan Amalia de Leeuw. Lit.: Yad Vashem, p. 74.
DRS. G.C. HOVINGH

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Cornelia Johanna Adriana Rog geb. 3 Aug 1899 overl. 14 Apr 1970
Huwelijk: 2 Dec 1925 Zutphen
Kinderen:
  Gerritje Alberts Male geb. 1926
  Wilhelmina Alberts Male geb. 1927
  Albert Alberts Male geb. 1929
  Cornelis Alberts Male geb. 1932