Helena Maria Cornelia BEEKVELDT - SINDORFF/VERBEEK

Helena Maria Cornelia Beekveldt (1914-2008)

Beekveldt-Familiegeschiedenis-website - door Louis Beekveldt (1947-2026)

Helena Maria Cornelia Beekveldt (Leny, Lena) born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Europe) on February 4, 1914 deceased Amsterdam April 11, 2008, being the third child of her father Hermanus Theodorus BEEKVELDT (1844-1962) and mother Helena VAN OIJK (1887-1979) daughter of Hendericus Hermanus van Oijk and Hermina Metschendorp. Siblings were her older brother Theodorus Hermanus Beekveldt (1909-1976) and sister Hermina Helena

Beekveldt (1910-1997) and younger sister Theodora Hermina Beekveldt (1918-1919) and younger brother Hermanus Theodorus Beekveldt (1920-2008).

Helena was born just before the first (succession) World War broke out on July 28, 1914, which took place until 1918, even though the Netherlands remained neutral. Within four years, after Helena's first marriage with Karel Hendrik Raimond Sindorff  in 1936 and the birth of their first child Herman Theodorus Sindorff in 1937, the second World War started in 1940 until 1945 and fully effected the family for the rest of their lifes resulting into a difficult life for the rest of the family and Helena's life making the best of it with up's and down's.

In the Telegraaf newspaper April 14, 1943 Helena is seeking a descent lady/nanny for day or night and in Telegraaf newspaper ad. October,20 1944 Helena is seeking a pram already at Lohmanstraat for their upcoming 2nd child. During the War there was lack of a lot in the winter of 1944 , the hunger winter between Nov. 1944 and April 1945, resulting into 20.000 dead civilians and the use of coupon for food, gaz, etc. and life lasting trauma's. It is said there are 3 causes, 1 the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, the railway strike by the Government and the reprisals by the Germans together with the "Operation Market Garden" by the Tommies (British private soldiers) and the allies.

The family lived in Amsterdam on Albert Cuypstraat 264-I, a well known street market where the family bought fresh fish (dab-, plaice-, sprat fish; 'two wing' fried in a batter of flour, milk or egg with salt and pepper) and vegetables where Karel run his garage and lived later on Lohmanstraat 64hs, in Amsterdam, which was a previous Jewish property before Karel, being a qualified sworn broker trading also with and for the Jewish community -which was generally speaking by the public unheard of since the Jews were destroyed in concentration camps by the German Nazi party holding razzia's to take Jewish people out of their homes- , bought the house on an auction and was claimed back after the end of the war by the survivor family members, the previous family user committed suicide, a result of the razzia's, forced expropriation and resale of the property through seemingly Dutch parties in between and which has happened to many Jews during the war, a group that is now recognized as a victim of the persecution, caused by unbearable despair, stress, extreme fear and severe depression.

For Helena it came as a shock while opening the door assuring that this was their family home, since Helena, at that time, was insufficiently aware of the forced expropriation by the German Nazi regime and or background of the property. The family left the house by court order and Helena Maria Cornelia Beekveldt became a single mother with 2 young children. Still suffering from hunger winter 1944 now lack of housing, food and shelter and with unimaginable destruction of human lives to this day for so many people during and after the war, survived, but Karel and Helena divorced.

It was said that Maria Jacoba Francisca Sindorff - Meijer, Helena's (former) sister in law, was able to provide a housing solution on Apollolaan, probably 197 III midden, having a top attic one room, where Helene tried to set up a new life with her two sons and without her husband Karel. Helena found a proper job, at the hotel close by and brought news papers around trying to make a living. Her two boys were helping out. Due to Karel being fined of an enormous amount of Hfl. 100.000,- his assets were seized under execution, and being expelled for 5 years from his position (never been able to return to it, so for life) Karel was unable to pay any alimony. His attempt to be in contact after all payments and taxes were settled failed resulting into harmful unresolved loyalty conflicts and misunderstand. The '50 and '60 brought in Europe more prosperity, tranquility and peace.

Helena married, just before the 2nd World War started in 1940, on 27 May 1936 with Karel Hendrik Raimond Sindorff and divorced 18 December 1950.

From this marriage:

1. Hermanus Theodorus Sindorff

2. T.R. Sindorff

Helena remarried Amsterdam March 1, 1952 with Melis Verbeek, born Rotterdam 30 August 1915 and deceased Amsterdam April 14, 1994, son of Hendrik Johannes Verbeek en Josina van der Horst.

From this marriage:

1. Y. Verbeek