Anna van Breda Beausar
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Johannes Jacobus van Breda Beausar | |
| Moeder: | Anna Christina van Altena | |
| Geboren: | 28 Sept 1900 | Zaltbommel |
| Overleden: | 18 Juli 1969 | Almelo |
| Religie: | geen | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Breda van First Name: Anna Maiden Name: Beausar Alias: Lola Date of Birth: 28/09/1900 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: NURSERY MANAGER Place during the war: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: The Hague, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Supplying basic goods Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4149) Anna van Breda, known also as Lola, was born in Zaltbommel and later moved to The Hague. Divorced, and the mother of five, she ran a Montessori kindergarten in her home. Lola personally witnessed the persecution of the Jews through her work---about half her pupils were Jewish. Her eyes were also opened to the oppression by her Jewish family doctor and dentist, Dr. Kalker. Lola took the initiative in encouraging Jews she knew to go into hiding. She also joined a Resistance group founded by Ru (Zus) Paré*. She put her home at the disposal of the underground and it served as a halfway house for fugitives. From there, she would accompany them to permanent addresses. One of Lolas charges, Bertie Levin (born 1931, later Bertie Koreen), a school friend of Lolas youngest daughter, Carla, remained hidden with her for seven and a half months, from early October 1942. Although she was treated like a member of the family, Bertie could not attend school and so a teacher at the Voorburg Montessori School, gave her private lessons once a week. In addition to hiding Bertie, Lola also hid her three eldest sons, who would otherwise have been taken to Germany for forced labor. One day, the Gestapo came to the house in search of the young men. Lola managed to convince them that there was no one at home and Bertie was not discovered. Lola carried on her Resistance activities even when she was later forced to go into hiding herself. At this point, it was deemed necessary to transfer Bertie to a safer place because the situation in The Hague had become rather precarious. On July 15, 1943, Lola took Bertie, who was carrying Carlas identity card, to Jan and Tineke (Christina) Wolsak*, the neighbors of her aunt in Bilthoven, Utrecht. Bertie stayed there until the end of the war. For the remainder of the war, Lola worked as a courier, looking for hiding places and keeping in contact with her wards, bringing them ration cards and news from their loved ones. On July 17, 1989, Yad Vashem recognized Anna van Breda-Beausar as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Hendrik Edwin Jacobus Doorenbos | geb. 24 Dec 1890 |
| Huwelijk: | 8 MRT 1922 | Den Haag |