Cornelis Johannes Dekker

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Nicolaas Pieter Dekker
Moeder: Johanna Martina Antonia Timmers
Geboren: 1 Juni 1913 Amsterdam
Overleden: 19 MEI 1989 Amsterdam
Religie: Ger. K.
Beroep: arts
Aantekeningen: Last Name: Dekker
First Name: Cornelis
Title: DR.
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Place during the war: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1860)
Betje (Batya) Polak and her fiancé, Menachem Rozen, had found shelter with a young woman named Pietje Besse*, who was living with her one-year-old son in Hillegom, South Holland. When they heard that a house search was imminent, the Jewish couple had to relocate. With the help of the underground, Betje managed to find a new refuge with Dr. Cornelis Dekker and his wife, Amanda, in Amersfoort, Utrecht. The Dekkers hid her for 15 months, until the end of the war. In the meantime, Menachem received the identity card of a young man who had been called up for forced labor in Germany. He assumed his identity and went to Germany, where he survived the war.
On June 26, 1980, Yad Vashem recognized Cornelis Dekker and his wife, Amanda Dekker, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Amanda Augusta van Es geb. 17 Sept 1912 overl. 5 Aug 2003
Huwelijk: 13 Sept 1938 Leeuwarden