Tromp Bakker
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Jacob Bakker | |
| Moeder: | Marretje Kapitein | |
| Geboren: | 7 Jan 1907 | Urk |
| Overleden: | 7 Juli 1976 | |
| Beroep: | stoffeerder | |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Bakker First Name: Tromp Date of Birth: 07/01/1907 Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Rescue Place during the war: Krommenie, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Krommenie, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/10616) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 26/06/2005 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Heller, Klaus, Benyamin Rescue Story Visser, Gerrit Visser-Remijnse, Dirkje Bakker, Tromp Bakker-Remijnse, Tannetje Leguijt, Hendrik Leguijt-Remijnse, Catharina Hondema, Sjoerd Gerrit and Dirkje Visser, a young couple in their early twenties, were living with their baby twins in the center of Krommenie (prov. North-Holland). Gerrit was a housepainter and Dirkje was at home with the twins. The two were deeply religious Protestants. With the intensification of the anti-Jewish measures, the Vissers could not stand by idly. At the beginning of 1943, when the deportations of the Jews were in full swing, the Vissers were approached by Sjoerd Hondema, also in his twenties, a carpenter and a friend of Gerrit, asking them to help out with finding a hiding address for Carl and Brunhilde (née Rosenthal) Heller. The Hellers were originally from Germany and had fled to Amsterdam in the thirties with their two sons. The couple had managed to flee from an earlier hiding address with their two children, Klaus, b.1929 and Ulrich, b.1931, just in time before a raid. Their boys were taken into hiding elsewhere, but the parents needed an urgent alternative for themselves. Thinking how they would have felt if in their position, the Vissers agreed to take them in. The couple was given a room at the back of the apartment, away from the public eye and had to stay indoors at all times. Since the Visser apartment was located immediately above an office, the Hellers had to be extremely quiet. In order to avoid possible questions, Dirkje Visser put the playpen of the babies directly next to the Hellers, so that any noise heard below could be ascribed to the babies. Carl, a lawyer, had serious trouble being confined and stayed in bed most of the time; Brunhilde was better able to cope. Relations between the two women were very good, which made it easier for Brunhilde to pass the days. Hondema, the Visser friend, had succeeded in obtaining false papers for the couple in the name of van Delden. He also built a special hiding section in the Visser apartment, where the Hellers could hide, in case of a house search. In 1944, both Heller sons, Klaus and Ulrich, needed new places to hide. Hondema now contacted two sisters of Dirkje Visser, both living in Krommenie as well. Each was willing to take in one of the Heller sons. Klaus, now answering to the name Klaas van Delden, was taken in by one sister Tannetje and her husband Tromp Bakker, a couple with seven children, in the ages of one to twelve. Klaus soon felt at home with the Bakkers as the oldest son and was able to play outside with the Bakker children. However, he always needed to wear a hat in order to hide his dark hair, which so differed from the rest of the children. As the German army had billeted their school, none of the Bakker children attended on a regular basis. Even during the severe food shortages in the infamous Hungerwinter of 1944-1945, Klaus went on food treks with some of the other Bakker children to neighboring farmers, to look for necessary food supplements. Ulrich Heller was taken in by the other sister, Catharina (Cato), and her husband Hendrik Leguijt. They lived with their ten children in a home immediately behind their shop of building materials, which was also frequented by Germans. Once a Germany soldier opened the door to the living quarters, but did not notice Ulrich among the many Leguijt children. Ulrich soon felt at home with the large family. He was given daily chores, just like all the other children. He could not attend school, but joined the family at church. Hondema also built hiding areas in the homes of the Bakkers and Leguijts, just as he had done for the Vissers. He made sure that the three families received food ratio cards, stolen or forged, and he managed to arrange visits between the various members of the Heller family. In late 1944, extensive house searches were carried out in the town by the Germans looking for people in hiding and men who were dodging forced labor. Tromp Bakker fled with Klaus to Hondemas home. The others stayed in hiding with their rescuers. No one was discovered. The entire Heller family survived. They moved to Switzerland, and over time lost contact with their rescuers. Lately, Klaus, back in the Netherlands, renewed contact. On June 26, 2005, Yad Vashem recognized Gerrit Visser, Dirkje Visser-Remijnse, Tromp Bakker, Tannetje Bakker-Remijnse, Hendrik Leguijt, Catharina Leguijt-Remijnse and Sjoerd Hondema, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Tannetje Remijnse | geb. 17 Sept 1906 overl. 13 Sept 1982 |
| Huwelijk: | 25 Feb 1932 | Krommenie |