Номер объектаM2018/048
ОписаниеBlack and white photograph (framed) of Chief Rabbi Simon Philip de Vries, which was owned by Adrianus van As. Adrianus mentions his association with the portrait and the Rabbi in his book ‘In The Lion’s Den’. Adrianus’s son, Rev. Adrian van Ash (donor) recalls the impact of the Rabbi on his father, “he had a great influence on him and this why he kept his picture with him for the rest of his life”. Rabbi de Vries was a prominent member of the Jewish community of Haarlem in the Netherlands. During the German occupation, the rabbi and his wife, were arrested and sent to Westerbork Transit Camp. They were later murdered in Bergen-Belsen in 1944.
Adrianus was born on the 16 April 1919. In May 1940, after the German occupation of Holland, he joined the Dutch underground with his wife Bertha, in order to help the Dutch Jewry being persecuted. He was designated a role in the Dutch government’s food distribution office in Westerbork, one of the largest Nazi transit camps in Holland. During the war, he was able to save hundreds of Jewish workers and their families by erasing their names from Westerbork’s deportation lists. He was also instrumental in helping the camp inmates to escape by hiding them in his own home on the outskirts of the camp, which they would then flee at nightfall. For those who escaped, he ensured that their registration cards disappeared from the camp’s registration office so that their absence would go unnoticed. The camp was liberated on 12 April 1945 by Canadian Forces.
In 1953, Adrianus and his family migrated to Australia, settling in Sydney. In 1981 the Van As’ courage was recognised by the Dutch Government. On 4 March 1992, Adrianus and his wife were recognised by Yad Vashem as Righteous Amoung the Nations. He passed away on 1 January 2014. The portrait was donated by his son Rev. Adrian van Ash.
Adrianus was born on the 16 April 1919. In May 1940, after the German occupation of Holland, he joined the Dutch underground with his wife Bertha, in order to help the Dutch Jewry being persecuted. He was designated a role in the Dutch government’s food distribution office in Westerbork, one of the largest Nazi transit camps in Holland. During the war, he was able to save hundreds of Jewish workers and their families by erasing their names from Westerbork’s deportation lists. He was also instrumental in helping the camp inmates to escape by hiding them in his own home on the outskirts of the camp, which they would then flee at nightfall. For those who escaped, he ensured that their registration cards disappeared from the camp’s registration office so that their absence would go unnoticed. The camp was liberated on 12 April 1945 by Canadian Forces.
In 1953, Adrianus and his family migrated to Australia, settling in Sydney. In 1981 the Van As’ courage was recognised by the Dutch Government. On 4 March 1992, Adrianus and his wife were recognised by Yad Vashem as Righteous Amoung the Nations. He passed away on 1 January 2014. The portrait was donated by his son Rev. Adrian van Ash.
Дата 1992-03-04 - 1992-03-04
Наименованиеphotographs
Материалpaper
Размерность
- width: 247.00 mm
height: 310.00 mm
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Adrian van Ash