Schonewille Hendrik & Albertje (Metselaar)

Schonewille, Hendrik & Albertje (Metselaar) Herman Roos, a Jew originally from Germany, found shelter with the Schonewilles at their home in Nieuwlande, Drenthe. Herman, a gardener by profession, whose real name was Max Hermann Löhenberg, came to the Schonewilles from Haarlem at the age of 20. Hendrik Schonewille, born in Elim, and his wife, Albertje, originally from Hollandscheveld, also hid a defecting Hitlerjugend counselor, Franz Robel. Franz, who had become a Communist, had access to members of the Resistance who later put him in contact with the Schonewille family. On June 9, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Schonewille and his wife, Albertje Schonewille-Metselaar, as Righteous Among the Nations.