Berend Ebbens
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Wiebrand Ebbens | |
| Moeder: | Grietje Bronsema | |
| Geboren: | 8 Aug 1895 | Spijk gem. Bierum |
| Overleden: | 2 Juli 1968 | Spijk |
| Beroep: | veldarbeider, petroleumventer | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Ebbens First Name: Berend Date of death: 02/07/1968 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: CALVINIST Gender: Male Place during the war: Spijk, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Spijk, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/9771) When the van Stratum family from The Hague received summons for work in the East in the summer of 1942, the parents decided to look for hiding addresses instead. Eight-year-old Henny was sent from place to place and each time had to leave. An underground courier, Cornelia Los* then took her to the northern province of Groningen, where she was taken in by the Ebbens family in early 1943. Berend and Trientje Ebbens, both in their fifties, were convinced that God had sent her their way for protection. The Ebbens lived with six of their eight children in the village of Spijk (prov. Groningen), the youngest being around 10 years old. They were devout Calvinists and protected Henny until the liberation of the area in April 1945. Henny soon felt at home with the Ebbens family and was considered as their own youngest child. Relatives and friends were told that she had come to stay for a while, since her father had been taken for forced labor and her mother was mentally ill. Cornelia Los came by from time to time with food stamps from the underground. Henny was able to go outside and even went to school. After the war, the Ebbens returned Henny to her parents, who had also survived. Henny stayed in touch with the family, even after both Berend and Trientje had passed away. On September 10, 2002, Yad Vashem recognized Berend Ebbens and Trientje Ebbens-de Haan as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Trientje de Haan | geb. 24 Feb 1898 overl. 14 Apr 1982 |
| Huwelijk: | 16 Aug 1917 | Bierum |