Gerardus Hubertus van Appeven
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Gerardus Hubertus Christiaan van Appeven | |
| Moeder: | Anna Maria Hubertina Hansen | |
| Geboren: | 17 MEI 1911 | Roermond |
| Overleden: | 13 Juni 1991 | Roermond |
| Religie: | Rooms Katholiek | |
| Beroep: | gemeenteambtenaar | |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Appeveen van First Name: Gerardus Hubertus Date of Birth: 17/05/1911 Date of death: 13/06/1991 Rescuer's fate: survived camp inmate imprisoned Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Gender: Male Profession: CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Rescue Place during the war: Roermond, Limburg, The Netherlands Vught, Camp, The Netherlands Sachsenhausen, Camp, Germany Oranienburg, Camp, Germany Rescue Place: Roermond, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Providing forged documents Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1535) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 11/01/1979 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Moses, Nussbaum, Appeveen van, Gerardus Hubertus Until his arrest in 1944, Gerardus van Appeveen used his job at the registration department of a city council to provide false identity cards and food coupons to many Jews. Gerardus would enter fictitious names in the population register for the city of Roermond, Limburg, thereby saving the fugitives from hunger and allowing them to travel freely. Gustel Moses-Nussbaum was one of the people whom Gerardus supplied with forged identity papers. He also visited her at her hiding place with the Thomassen* family so as to obtain her signature on an official form. He put himself at great risk by visiting many others who were also in hiding. Gerardus was also instrumental in finding hiding places for Jews among his fellow Catholics. On June 9, 1944, Gerardus was arrested by the Germans at the house of his friend Adrianus Dahmen* and interned in the Vught camp. From there, he was transported to Haren, then to Sachsenhausen in Germany, and finally to Oranienburg, from where he was released. He returned to Holland on June 6, 1945, in very poor health and had to be hospitalized. He never completely recovered from a throat ailment that he had picked up during his ordeal. After the war, Gerardus was awarded the Order of Orange Nassau by the Dutch government and was made a Commander in the Order of Merit and Devotion by the French government. On January 11, 1979, Yad Vashem recognized Gerardus Hubertus van Appeveen as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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