Cornelia de Vries

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader: Dirk de Vries
Moeder: Neeltje Spaans
Geboren: 16 Apr 1906 Rotterdam
Overleden: 29 Juni 1986 onbekend
Religie: Ger. K.
Aantekeningen: Boot Cornelia (1906 - 1986 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Boot
First Name: Cornelia
Maiden Name: Vries de
Date of Birth: 16/04/1906
Date of death: 29/06/1986
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Religion: CALVINIST
Gender: Female
Place during the war: Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
Providing forged documents
Other
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/10770)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 29/01/2006
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Kar van der, Jacques
Rescue Story
Boot, Lambertus Boot-de Vries, Cornelia Lambertus and Cornelia Boot lived in Apeldoorn (prov. Gelderland) with their son Dirk, b. 1932. They were strict Calvinists and had many contacts through their church, one of whom, Arend Smit*, was actively involved in resistance activities early on after the occupation of the Netherlands. When the deportation of the Jews started in the summer of 1942, Lambertus and Cornelia were approached by him, asking them to become involved in the rescue of Jews. The Boots agreed, and over time their home became a transit center for Jews, mostly from Amsterdam, who had fled to the eastern parts of the country in search of a place to hide. Often they stayed for short periods of time with the Boots, until a more permanent and secure place could be located. The Boot home became an important link in the local underground chain that focused on hiding Jews and providing them with forged food stamps and false identity cards. In many cases, the Boots even did not know their names. In September 1943, Jacques van der Kar, born in 1917, arrived from Amsterdam with his wife. They stayed for a little over a week before being moved to a more permanent hiding address in Beekbergen. At times, Cornelis Boot himself had to go into hiding, as he refused to report for forced labor in Germany (the Arbeitseinsatz) and Cornelia was left to care for the fugitives by herself. The constant tension and fears that their wards would be discovered during this period affected Cornelia’s health after the war for a long time. On January 29, 2006, Yad Vashem recognized Lambertus Boot and Cornelia Boot-de Vries as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Lambertus Johannes Boot geb. 31 Aug 1903
Huwelijk: 29 Juni 1927 Rotterdam
Kinderen:
  Otto Boot Female geb. 25 Aug 1928
  Dirk Boot Female geb. 15 Apr 1932
  Neeltje Boot Female geb. 5 Nov 1936