Jan Jacob Matheus Hendrik Maria Asselberghs

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Peter Jan Victor Asselberghs
Moeder: Anna Catharina Antonetta Zanders
Geboren: 19 Feb 1887 Lottum, Grubbenvorst
Overleden: 21 Apr 1980
Beroep: directeur Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht
Aantekeningen: Personal Information
Last Name: Asselberghs
First Name: Henri
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Gender: Male
Profession: EGYPTOLOGIST
Rescue
Place during the war: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/5383)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 05/08/1992
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
van Hessen, Kattenburg, Debora, Henriette
van Hessen
Rescue Story
Asselberghs, Henri & Louise (Verhulsen)
In 1943, Debora Henriette (born Kattenburg) and Bernard van Hessen, a young couple with false papers attesting to an “Aryan” ancestry, were forced to leave their hiding place. Through her friends in Tuindorp, Utrecht, Jeanne Coolsma* put the couple in touch with the Asselberghses, a Catholic family. Henri, an Egyptologist, and Louise had five children. Their three sons were fighting with the Allied forces and their two daughters, Marie Anne and Cecilia, lived at home. Over time, Marie Anne and Debora developed a very special relationship. Debora also described Louise as a good mother and friend. Debora and Bernard stayed with the Asselberghs family until the liberation.
On August 5, 1992, Yad Vashem recognized Henri Asselberghs and his wife, Louise Asselberghs-Verhulsen, as Righteous Among the Nations

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Ludovica Maria Joanna Verhulsen geb. 12 Jan 1896 overl. 29 MEI 1977
Huwelijk: 1 Juli 1918 Oisterwijk
Kinderen:
  Maria Anne Asselbergs Male geb. 19 Aug 1919 overl. 15 Jan 2013
  Victor Eduard Asselberghs Male geb. 30 Dec 1920 overl. 10 Jan 1973
  Erik Asselberghs Male geb. 1923 overl. 1971
  Edgar Asselberghs Male geb. 1925 overl. 2005