Petronella Kersten
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Pieter Jan Kersten | |
| Moeder: | Maria Gertrudis van Enckevort | |
| Geboren: | 29 Nov 1911 | Sevenum |
| Overleden: | 19 Juli 1999 | Sevenum |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Enckevort van First Name: Nellie Maiden Name: Surname unknown Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Organization/ Religious order: Westerweel Groep Place during the war: Sevenum, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Sevenum, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1323) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 09/03/1978 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Ticho, Kettner, Lilly Meir, Ruth Enckevort van, Jan & Nellie Lilly Kettner was born in Vienna in 1923. In 1938 she went on a Kindertransport to the Netherlands. She finally ended up in a Youth Aliyah home in Loosdrecht, from where the Westerweel* group began its rescue activities. Lilly later moved to Amsterdam and in February 1943 started working in the crèche opposite the Hollandsche Schouwburg. She was soon deported to Westerbork with all the kindergarten children but managed to escape the transit camp while working outside in a laundry. Through Westerweel* group activists, Lilly was brought to Sevenum, Limburg, to the village inn belonging to the Verreith* family. A while later, Piet Arts* took her to the home of Jan and Nellie van Enckevort, where she remained hidden until the liberation of the southern part of Holland. Jan and Nellie were motivated to help by human compassion. They did not receive any payment for their deeds, yet took excellent care of Lilly for two years. During the war, the van Enckevorts also hid other Jews for shorter periods of time, among them Ruth Meir. On March 9, 1978, Yad Vashem recognized Jan van Enckevort and his wife, Nellie van Enckevort, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
|
Gezin 1
| Huwelijkspartner: | Johannes Jacobus van Enckevort | geb. 21 Nov 1911 overl. 19 Aug 1994 |
| Huwelijk: | 10 Juni 1942 | Sevenum |