Caecilia Loots

Caecilia Loots was a Dutch teacher and antifascist resistance member, known for saving Jewish children during World War II.[1] She is recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.[1]

Biography

Caecilia Lols was born in Haarlem.[1] She had a private school for children with severe learning disabilities in Amersfoort, Utrecht.[1] In 1942 she decided to hide some Jewish children in her school at her friend's request.[1][2] She hid other children as well as time went on, and Dina van Heiningen (later van der Geld) helped her with the housework, while knowing the Jewish children were being hidden.[1] Dina also helped her aid the resistance through activities such as courier services and distributing illegal newspapers.[1] Loots' school was a risky place to hide the children as it was near the Amersfoort internment camp; an emergency hiding place was created in the attic, but was rarely used.[1] Loots also hid some adults in her home during the war, including escapees from the Amersfoort internment camp, as well as holding resistance meetings there.[1] In 1969 Loots was recognized as one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Caecilia Antonia Maria Loots - Stories of Women Who Rescued Jews During the Holocaust - Righteous Among the Nations - Yad Vashem".
  2. ↑ Israel Gutman; Sara Bender (2004). The Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations: Netherlands. Yad Vashem.
  3. ↑ Caecilia Loots - her activity to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website
  4. ↑ "Advocates and Allies: Caecilia Loots". The Bridge.


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