Praagh van Frank & Albertha (Peerlkamp); Mother: Annie (Labordus)

Praagh van, Annie (Labordus) & Frank & Albertha (Peerlkamp) After Miriam van Praagh (later Bezek) had already been hidden in several places, including with Henk and Carry de Wit*, she went to her uncle, Jaap van Praagh, for help. Jaap was married to a non-Jewish woman, Annie van Praagh-Labordus. The van Praaghs sheltered Miriam for a few nights, but since it was not safe for Miriam to stay with her aunt and uncle permanently, Annie found a place for her with her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Albertha (Bep) van Praagh, in the village of Papekop, South Holland. Miriam stayed with her non-Jewish cousins during the autumn of 1942. Frank and Bep were motivated to help by their humanitarian principles. They never asked for any financial compensation. Frank, who was an engineer at Dutch Railways (NSM), later took part in the general railroad strike and had to go into hiding himself. Then Miriam was moved to other hiding places, among them with Ada Mansholt* and Jan Voerman*. In December 1944, the Germans caught Miriam, imprisoned her, and later deported her to Westerbork, where she remained until the liberation. On July 6, 1981, Yad Vashem recognized Annie van Praagh-Labordus, her son, Frank van Praagh, and his wife, Albertha van Praagh-Peerlkamp, as Righteous Among the Nations.