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this ceremony and the families who protected Erica The chain of events appears to be the following: a. Jan van Zutphen used his resources to link in with the activities of the Dutch resistance. Prior to the war he had an association with Minister Keers. Minister Keers established a rescue network of people, including his siblings, to facilitate the escape of Jews and Allied airman; b. Hans Sittig was a close friend of the Deen family, especially Erica, and also associated with Minister Keers and his underground activities. He transported Erica to Minister Cornelis Keers house in Lemelerveld and spent up to 12 months there assisting with resistance activities; c. Minister Cornelis Keers arranged and transported Erica to Hendrik and Mina Grootemarsink’s farm in Lemelerveld; and d. It is assumed that, together with the help of this network, Minister Cornelis Keers arranged the remaining transport and hiding places until liberation, including that provided by Piet and Stien Visser- Keers and Jan and Gon Keers-Jonker. The Dates and Places of Erica’s Rescue (Prepared by Wolter Keers) Period Stayed or Hidden by, Address Town in Holland Comment and remarks Until end of 1942 Family Deen Home Hotel De Nieuwe Brug Oude Loosdrecht End of 1942 David de Leeuw Unknown Hilversum Stayed one night End of 1942 Friends of parents Unknown Hilversum End of 1942 1943 End of 1943 1944 Immediately after Liberation Minister Cornelis and Maria Keers- Bokhorst Hendrik and Mina Grootemarsink Minister Piet and Stien Visser-Keers Jan and Gon Keers- Jonker Pastone Lemelerveld Vicarage Lemelerveld Blikman-Kikkertweg 2, 8185 Zonnebloemweg 8 Lemelerveld 8151 PJ Vicarage Apeldoorn Loolaan 18, Apeldoorn 7135 & Koning Lodewijklaan 13, Apeldoorn 7314 AR Kloosterdijk 42 (now renumbered to 150) Lemelerveld Lemelerveld Apeldoorn Sibculo Jan van Zutphen Loosdrechtseweg 50 Hilversum Stayed in hiding for a few weeks Stayed together with Hans Sittig for a few days Stayed in hiding for 9 months Stayed in hiding for several months Stayed here until Liberation May 1945 Erica returned to where her mother had been hidden during the war PAGE 8 ©2013 Edited and compiled by Martin Moen, Perth, Western Australia.
OUR “Righteous Among the Nations”
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Page 3 and 4: “Whosoever saves a single life: s
Page 5 and 6: Message from Martin Moen In 1940 th
Page 7: Yad Vashem and “Righteous Among t
Page 11 and 12: Minister Piet Visser and Stien Viss
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Page 15 and 16: The Grootemarsink Family Hendrik an
Page 17 and 18: The following was provided as furth
Page 19 and 20: Jan Van Zutphen’s family and frie
Page 21 and 22: Erica Moen-Deen’s Story Extract o
Page 23 and 24: are places in this province. The ho
Page 25 and 26: My first thoughts then were for my
Page 27 and 28: Remembering Harold and Rebecca Deen
Page 29 and 30: Limestone War Memorial PAGE 29 ©20
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