Clara Rueter
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Theodorus Wilhelm Rueter | |
| Moeder: | Guillaumine Françoise Sluijters | |
| Geboren: | 26 OKT 1913 | Blaricum |
| Overleden: | 29 Juni 1986 | |
| Aantekeningen: | Benschop Clara (1913 - 1986 ) Personal Information Last Name: Benschop First Name: Clara Maiden Name: Rueter Date of Birth: 26/10/1913 Date of death: 29/06/1986 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female 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.31.2/896) 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 Fritzs 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: | Hermanus Adolphus Maria Benschop | geb. 10 Jan 1915 overl. 8 MRT 1945 |
| Huwelijk: | 1939 | Utrecht |