Beatrix Schut

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader: Gerrit Schut
Moeder: Wilhelmina Frederika Jacoba Floor
Geboren: 5 Nov 1888 Amsterdam
Overleden: 9 Aug 1962 Amsterdam
Aantekeningen: Bongers Beatrix (1888 - 1962 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Bongers
First Name: Beatrix
Maiden Name: Schut
Date of Birth: 05/11/1888
Date of death: 09/07/1962
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Female
Organization/ Religious order: Trouw Groep
Place during the war: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4470)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 16/11/1989
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Peleg, Flessedrager, Benjamin
Rescue Story
Bongers, Antonius Pieter & Beatrix (Schut)
Benjamin Flessedrager (later Peleg) was born in Amsterdam on June 10, 1943. Ten days later he was put in the crèche, the transit point for Jewish children opposite the Hollandsche Schouwburg in Amsterdam. Soon afterwards, a medical student working for the Trouw* group succeeded in smuggling the baby out of the institution. After having been moved among four different families, Benjamin eventually arrived at the home of Antonius and Beatrix Bongers, who lived with their daughter Rie in a modest workers’ quarter in Amsterdam. All three members of the Bongers family were active in the underground, running errands and distributing illegal newsletters. When, in 1943, they realized how hopeless the situation for Jews had become, they decided to take in a Jewish child, fully comprehending the dangers involved in doing so. Benjamin was introduced to people as Rie’s illegitimate child. Despite all the precautions, one day the SD came to their apartment searching for Jews. Beatrix denied that anyone was hidden in her home and during the search even volunteered to light up the corners of the closets with a flashlight so that they could see better. This helpfulness convinced them of her honesty and they consequently did not insist on checking every room. Benjamin stayed with the Bongerses until December 1945, when it became clear that his parents had not survived the war and he was turned over to relatives who became his guardians.
On November 16, 1989, Yad Vashem recognized Antonius Pieter Bongers and his wife, Beatrix Bongers-Schut, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Anthonie Pieter Bongers geb. 12 Juli 1888 overl. 7 Jan 1968
Huwelijk: 14 Apr 1915 Gouda
Kinderen:
  Hendrik Andries Bongers Female geb. 28 MEI 1920
  Maria Anthonia Bongers Female geb. 4 Juli 1916
  Gerrit Lodewijk Bongers Female geb. 12 Apr 1918
  Anthonie Pieter Bongers Female geb. 20 Aug 1924
  Beatrix Anthonia Bongers Female geb. 11 Dec 1928