Carel van Hartingsveldt

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Johannes Carel van Hartingsveldt
Moeder: Pieternella Huvers
Geboren: 3 Aug 1886 Hellevoetsluis
Overleden: 23 Apr 1982
Religie: C.G., Ger.
Beroep: rijksklerk
Aantekeningen: Last Name: Hartingsveldt van
First Name: Carel
Date of Birth: 03/08/1886
Date of death: 23/04/1982
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Place during the war: Alkmaar, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Alkmaar, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/936)
When the war broke out, Herbert Lebram and his wife, Ursula Lebram-Moses, German Jewish refugees, were living in Holland. In March 1943, they were offered a hiding place with Carel and Maartje van Hartingsveldt in Alkmaar, North Holland. The Lebrams stayed there until the end of the war. Through their intercession, the van Hartingsveldts also took in another German Jewish woman, Margot Lesser (later Lenz), who joined them in the hideout in July 1943 and stayed until May 1945. During the course of the war, Carel and Maartje gave much needed moral support to their guests, especially during periods of hunger, cold, and at times escalating danger. Carel constructed a special hiding place in which the three fugitives hid during Gestapo house searches, of which there were several. The hiding place was dug under the floor of the house, with only a small air hole visible. Through this hole, the fugitives could see Gestapo boots stamping over their heads, but they were never discovered. After the war, the two daughters born to Herbert and Ursula considered Carel and Maartje their grandparents.
On May 21, 1975, Yad Vashem recognized Carel van Hartingsveldt and his wife, Maartje van Hartingsveldt-de Waal, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Maartje de Waal geb. 22 Jan 1889 overl. 18 Dec 1985
Huwelijk: 14 Sept 1911 Nieuw Helvoet
Kinderen:
  Lambertina Maria van Hartingsveldt Male geb. 22 OKT 1924 overl. 1 Jan 1938