Hermanus Adolphus Maria Benschop

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Adolphus Johannes Hubertus Benschop
Moeder: Theodora Nicoletta Doesburg
Geboren: 10 Jan 1915 IJsselstein
Overleden: 8 MRT 1945 IJsselstein
Aantekeningen: Benschop Hermanus (1915 - 1945 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Benschop
First Name: Hermanus
Adolphus
Maria
Alias: HERMAN
Date of Birth: 10/01/1915
Date of death: 30/03/1945
Rescuer's fate: murdered
Cause of Death: EXECUTION
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Profession: PAINTER (ARTIST)
Place during the war: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
Other
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/896)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 17/10/1974
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Juhl, Fritz
Rescue Story
Benschop, Hermanus Adolphus Maria & Clara (Rueter) Fritz Juhl, a German Jew who sought refuge in the Netherlands in 1936, received orders to report for deportation in July 1942 and decided to flee again. His first haven was in the Utrecht home of painter Hermanus (Herman) Benschop and his wife Clara. Fritz knew Herman from the art business and knew that he was fervently anti-Nazi and a member of the Utrecht district hit squads (KP). Fritz therefore felt he could trust him. However, as the Benschops were expecting a child in August 1942, and there would be a nurse in the house who might cause problems. Fritz was therefore asked to find shelter elsewhere for three weeks and went to stay with an upholsterer in neighboring Bilthoven before returning to the Benschops. Fritz stayed in the loft, which was bare and cold. He lived there for two and a half years, until the end of the war. Food was passed to him through an opening in the floor and he was given a radio with which he monitored the course of the war. In 1944 and 1945 the underground used the Benschop home as its headquarters and Fritz’s loft became an arsenal for illegal weapons. Herman was caught by the Germans on February 27, 1945, and executed on March 30 at fort De Bilt near Utrecht. He was only 30 years old. Despite this tragic event and the fact that she had three children to look after, Clara remained always willing to help. On October 17, 1974, Yad Vashem recognized Hermanus Adolphus Maria Benschop and his wife, Clara Benschop-Rueter, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Clara Rueter geb. 26 OKT 1913 overl. 29 Juni 1986
Huwelijk: 1939 Utrecht