Willem Gerrit Bendeler

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Wilhelm Lorentz Gerrit Bendeler
Moeder: Anna Catharina Zeddeman
Geboren: 23 Sept 1904 Rotterdam
Overleden: 6 Dec 1999
Religie: Ned. Hervormd, geen
Beroep: boekhouder
Aantekeningen: Bendeler Willem (1904 - 1999 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Bendeler
First Name: Willem
Gerrit
Date of Birth: 23/09/1904
Date of death: 06/12/1999
Rescuer's fate: survived
camp inmate
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Place during the war: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Vught, Camp, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
Arranging shelter
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1723)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 29/11/1979
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Jacoby, Hans
Jacoby, Jeanette
Rescue Story
Bendeler, Willem Gerrit & Anna Willemina Jacoba (Schnetz) Mennes, Cornelis Petrus & Johanna Adriana (Suijkerbuijk) In the Thirties, Willem and Anna (Anneke) Bendeler were active members of the Peace Movement for Youth in The Hague; Willem was the president of the Dutch branch. In the course of their activities Willem and Anneke saw how badly the Jewish immigrants from Germany and the non-Jewish opponents of the Nazi regime living in Holland were being treated. They tried to help and shelter as many people as possible, including Hans and Jeanette Jacoby, who stayed with the Bendelers from August 18, 1942, the day after their call-up for deportation, until December, when Willem was put on the Gestapo’s wanted list and it became too dangerous for them. The Bendelers helped the Jacobys find a new address and, after a few short-term arrangements, they went to stay with Cees and Jans Mennes*, in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, on April 6, 1943. They stayed with Cornelis and Johanna Mennes until October 27, 1944, shortly after Bergen op Zoom was liberated. Cornelis and Johanna did everything they could keep Hans and Jeanette safe. In September 1944, because they were so close to the front line, they were all forced to evacuate to Cornelis and Johanna’s grandparents’ home in another section of the city. Willem was arrested in August 1943 and sent to the Vught concentration camp in December of that year. On November 29, 1979, Yad Vashem recognized Willem Gerrit Bendeler and his wife, Anna Willemina Jacoba Bendeler-Schnetz, and Cornelis Mennes and his wife, Johanna Adriana Mennes-Suijkerbuijk, as Righteous Among the Nations

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Anna Willemina Jacoba Schnetz geb. 9 Apr 1906 overl. 12 Aug 1996
Huwelijk: 30 Sept 1931 Den Haag
Kinderen:
  Maja Bendeler Male geb. 1934