Gerrit van Dijk

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Gerard van Dijk
Moeder:	Janna Anbeek
Geboren:	7 Nov 1908	Veenendaal
Overleden:	18 MRT 1982	onbekend
Beroep:		tabaksbewerker
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Dijk van First Name: Gerrit Date of Birth: 07/11/1908 Date of death: 18/03/1982 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: CIGAR FACTORY WORKER Place during the war: Veenendaal, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Veenendaal, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/775) Gerrit van Dijk was employed by Frans van Schuppen* at the Ritmeester cigar factory in his native town of Veenendaal, Utrecht. When the Reverend Overduin* asked Ad van Schuppen* to find a safe hideout for Lenie and Mathilde (Tille) Sanders, aged eight and nine, respectively, he turned to Gerrit and Jannetje (originally from Enschede) to shelter the two girls. The van Dijks had very limited financial resources, but the van Schuppens gave them cigars that they could sell or exchange for food and clothing for the girls. Having no children of their own, Gerrit and Jannetje treated the girls as if they were their own daughters. Lenie and Tille stayed with the van Dijks from April 1943 until June 1945. Tille Cohen-Sanders wrote in her testimony to Yad Vashem: "We lived an almost normal family life. Mr. Ad van Schuppen provided us with identity cards and ration cards. Our story was that we had lost our parents during the bombing of The Hague and that Mr. and Mrs. van Dijk were acquaintances of our parents. During the time that we lived with our rescuers, the relationship was excellent." On December 11, 1973, Yad Vashem recognized Gerrit van Dijk and his wife, Jannetje van Dijk-Boers, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner:	Jannetje Boers	geb. 2 Apr 1910 overl. 26 OKT 1998
Huwelijk:	14 Juni 1934	Enschede