be-002157-kd 00518
record resource extent: 28 digitised images (18 documents, 4 photos and 2 objects)
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/800
has or had holder: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/be-002157
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/be-002157-kd_00518/acquisitions/1
biographical history: Hélène Indekeu was born on 25 July 1911. During the war she lived together with Florent Goffaux at 106 Rue Brogniez in Anderlecht, Brussels. The couple owned a tie and bowtie shop. While Florent led the business, Hélène cut the purchased fabrics and distributed the rough materials to their workers who crafted the final products at home. Around 1942 Hélène and Florent became active in the resistance. The couple and their neighbour, Jean Lekime, were involved in human trafficking. Jean smuggled forced labourers who escaped from German work camps across the Belgian-French border, while Florent and Hélène provided Jean with ration stamps and temporary housing for the refugees. Jean Lekime was arrested and executed for his resistance activities at the Tir National (national shooting range) in Brussels on 31 August 1943. Multiple refugees were hidden at the Goffaux-Indekeu household. Florent provided false papers for Frenchman André Paradis, who had been condemned to death after his escape from a German labour camp. André became a member of the Brussels resistance and when he was arrested, his false papers protected him from execution as he could not be identified. He was instead deported because he refused to work for the Germans and thus survived the war. Hélène provided another French escapee, Antoine Gosselin, with a hiding place as a concierge at a small farm owned by her family. Additionally, while in hiding with Florent and Hélène, forced labourer Henri Drouin alias Drouont fell ill. The couple paid for his medical bills, provided him with false papers and enabled him to flee to France. Henri Ciseau was hidden by the Goffaux-Indekeu family for ten days and was provided with a new hiding place, Jean Van Riel remained in hiding with the Goffaux-Indekeu family from April 1943 until liberation. Apart from escaped forced labourers, Florent and Hélène also took care of several Jews in hiding. Louise Wertheim, wife of Theofiel Alpern, was hidden at the Goffaux-Indekeu hom…
accruals: No further accruals are to be expected
archival history: Lut Praet, niece of Hélène Indekeu, donated the original documents regarding her aunt's resistance activities to Kazerne Dossin in 2018.
has or had some members with language: fra
conditions of use: Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
conditions of access: Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1940-01-01
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/112
scope and content: This collections consists of: two lists containing the names of Jewish and non-Jewish persons rescued by Florent Goffaux and Hélène Indekeu ; declarations regarding the rescue of André Paradis, Antoine Gosselin, Heinz Basch and Henri Drouin (with photos) ; a declaration regarding the death of Jean Lekime ; a statement signed by Salomon Muller ; an honorary certificate issued by the Union des Anciens Détenus et Rescapés de la Caserne Dossin de Malines to Florent Goffaux, and a note regarding Hélène Indekeu’s certificate ; two medals given to Florent Goffaux and Hélène Indekeu by the Union des Anciens Détenus et Rescapés de la Caserne Dossin de Malines ; four documents regarding the 1980 ceremony organised by the Comité d’Hommage des Juifs de Belgique à leurs Héros et Sauveurs.
type: RecordSet
has record set type: Collection
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/1095
title: Goffaux-Indekeu family. Collection
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1980-12-31
identifier: KD_00518
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/556
location of copies: Digital copy available as KD_00518 at Kazerne Dossin