Roelof From

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Jan From
Moeder:	Aaltje de Vries
Geboren:	24 Apr 1913	Haule, Ooststellingwerf
Beroep:		landarbeider, boer, timmerman, aannemer
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: From First Name: Roelof Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: CALVINIST Gender: Male Place during the war: Donkerbroek, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Donkerbroek, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/9939) Roelof and Anna From, both in their late twenties, lived with their two infant sons in the village of Donkerbroek (prov. Friesland). Roelof's father, Jan From*, who was a widower, lived close by in Haule. The Froms were deeply religious Calvinists (Gereformeerd). In late 1942, Roelof and Anna were contacted by a local underground worker, asking whether they would hide a three-year-old Jewish boy. The child, Martin Goslinksi (later, Goslins) had been in hiding elsewhere, but had to be moved for security reasons. Realizing the personal risk involved, they nevertheless decided to take Martin in. They lived in a somewhat isolated area and thus thought that their home would be a relatively safe place. The Froms treated Martin as their eldest son, who now answered to the name, Tino. He soon felt at home with the family, even though he had been moved many times from hideout to hideout before his arrival at the Froms, and had become a suspicious child. Martin was able to play outside and joined the family in their weekly church attendance. Towards the end of 1944, a German soldier, who was frequenting a woman in the area, noticed that Martin was very different from the other children in the From family. It became clear to the Froms, that Martin's identity had become known. He was immediately ferried across a nearby canal in the middle of the night, and taken to the church sexton. Soon afterwards, German soldiers knocked on the Froms' door and ransacked the home, but no trace of Martin's earlier presence was found. Convinced that there had been a Jewish child there, they threatened to arrest Roelof. However, the fact that Anna was in the last days of pregnancy, somehow made them change their minds. Martin survived the war, as did his parents. The Goslinski family immigrated to the United States in the early fifties and lost all contact with the Froms. Only during the 90s contact was reestablished. On February 23, 2003, Yad Vashem recognized Roelof From and Anna From-Kort, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner:	Anna Kort	geb. 2 Sept 1911 overl. 24 Sept 2007
Huwelijk:	1937