Gerardus Groot

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Johannes Groot
Moeder:	Catharina Schut
Geboren:	1897	Harenkarspel
Beroep:		handelsreiziger
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Groot First Name: Gerardus Date of Birth: 08/06/1896 Date of death: 03/02/1975 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Koog Aan de Zaan, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Koog Aan de Zaan, Noordholland, The Netherlands; Beverwijk, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Supplying basic goods File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/990) Israel and Esther van der Reis of Amsterdam went into hiding with a family in Koog aan de Zaan, North Holland in July 1942 and stayed there until June 1944. Gerardus and Anna Groot, who brought them food, helped them throughout this period. When they could no longer stay in this hiding place, Gerardus, despite the danger, brought Israel and Esther back to his hometown of nearby Beverwijk and they hid in his house. Anna and Gerardus had five children and were foster parents to another two non-Jewish children who had been malnourished, which meant that from June 1944 onwards, there were 11 people living in their small house. Despite the risk to their own and their children's lives, Anna and Gerardus would travel, sometimes for a whole day, to acaquire food for the household and for other Jewish people in hiding whom they looked after. They were never paid and never asked for any money. Israel and Esther stayed with the Groots until several months after the liberation in May 1945 and were then reunited with their son Michiel, who surfaced after the war in Wijchen, Gelderland. On November 10, 1975, Yad Vashem recognized Gerardus Groot and his wife, Anna Groot-Pepping, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner:	Anna Catharina Pepping	geb. 1898
Huwelijk:	19 Feb 1919	Limmen
Kinderen:
	Johanna Groot	geb. 1930 overl. 17 Juli 1936