Wilhelmina Frederika Georgina Louise Straalman
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Hendrik Willem Jan Martinus Straalman | |
| Moeder: | Fenneken van Ulsen | |
| Geboren: | 11 Juni 1908 | Oldenzaal |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Gerritsen First Name: Wilhelmina Georgina Frederika Louise Maiden Name: Straalman Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2865) In November 1942, Jan and Wilhelmina Gerritsen "found" five weeks-old Simone Weiler who was left as a foundling, as he was walking his dog, and took her into their home, where the baby, soon to be called Liesje Gerritsen, remained until the end of the war. Nathan Ensel, a man in his early twenties, also hid with the Gerritsens, from the end of 1943 until mid-1944. Wilhelmina's sister, Mrs. Bos-Straalman, whose home Nathan had previously hidden in, brought him to the Gerritsens. Jan and Wilhelmina treated him very well and did not receive any financial remuneration. During the war, Jan worked in the passports department of the city of Deventer, Overijssel. He used his position to issue a large number of official registration cards to Jews in the Netherlands. In 1944, the Germans arrested Jan and sent him to the Meppen, Neuengamme, and Sandbostel concentration camps. He survived the war but died of exhaustion while still in Germany. He was honored posthumously by General Eisenhower and Field Marshall Montgomery. On September 6, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Willem Gerritsen and his wife, Wilhelmina Georgina Frederika Louise Gerritsen-Straalman, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Jan Willem Gerritsen | geb. 10 Juli 1906 overl. 28 Apr 1945 |
| Huwelijk: | 29 Apr 1937 | Deventer |