Eliken Bakker
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Nicolaas Bakker | |
| Moeder: | Elika de Vries | |
| Geboren: | 20 Dec 1892 | Zaandam |
| Overleden: | 8 Sept 1973 | |
| Beroep: | tuinman | |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Bakker First Name: Eliken Date of Birth: 20/12/1892 Date of death: 08/09/1973 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: GARDENER Rescue Place during the war: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amsterdam, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2113) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 15/07/1981 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Spitz, Wezel van, Rebecca Spitz, Ruben Spitz, Rachel Spitz, Isaac Rescue Story Bakker, Eliken & Hausel, Willem In July 1943 the Spitzes---Isaac, Rebecca, and their five-year-old daughter, Rachel---escaped a razzia in Amsterdam. After spending several days wandering around town, including a stay of a few days with a friend they knew from university and then with some non-Jewish relatives on the Veluwe, they returned to Amsterdam to relatives who had contacts in the underground. Through them, young Rachel was taken to Almelo, to the van Dooren* family. Isaac was taken to the home of Eliken Bakker, a gardener in Amsterdam, which he shared with his friend Willem Hausel, an accountant. Isaac was only supposed to stay there for a few days but in fact remained for 20 months, during which time he did not leave the apartment, which was on the fourth floor in a central district of Amsterdam. Rebecca found a place in Limburg as a maid. In winter 1944, Cor Bakker, Elikens sister, went to get Isaacs wife, Rebecca, from her hideout and brought her to visit her husband. Nine months later, when a baby boy, Ruben, was born to Rebecca, Eliken and Willem welcomed mother and son permanently into the haven of their home. Eliken picked up the mother and child, bringing a borrowed stroller. While appearing to walk home innocently, they were in fact in grave danger because they were in a neighborhood where everyone knew him. When they got home, Eliken and Willem gave up their bedroom for the Spitz family and slept in the salon on the floor. During the winter months, the inhabitants of the house shared the little food that the two men managed to procure riding around the countryside on a bicycle with no tires. On July 15, 1981, Yad Vashem recognized Eliken Bakker and Willem Hausel as Righteous Among the Nations |
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