Johanna Kaptein
Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
Vader: | Gerhard Kaptein | |
Moeder: | Jantjen Polder | |
Geboren: | 7 Nov 1896 | Zutphen |
Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Bakker First Name: Johanna Maiden Name: Kaptein Date of Birth: 07/11/1897 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Rescue Place during the war: Eindhoven, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Eindhoven, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2952) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 28/06/1984 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Benninga, Lena Benninga, Zjudie Benninga, Jacob Rescue Story Bakker, Hendrik & Johanna (Kaptein) When the Germans began deporting the Jews of Eindhoven in August 1942, Hendrik and Johanna Bakker wasted no time offering their home as a refuge to members of the Benninga family. Hendrik had been a customer of Jacob Benninga and his younger cousin, also called Jacob, who ran a business together in the area. Hendrik told the family that he would help them in case of trouble and would be willing to accommodate them under any circumstances. The older Jacob Benninga was the first to take Hendrik up on his offer. On August 27, when the Germans ordered all Jews to leave Eindhoven, he headed straight to the Bakkers house instead of to the train station. His younger cousin, Jacob, and his wife, Zjudie---who was the younger Jacobs sister---found refuge elsewhere but after two months their hiding place became unsafe and they too went to stay with the Bakkers. The Bakkers house was small and became cramped with so many people living there. Hendrik began searching for an alternative hiding place for the younger Jacob. He sent him to join his parents, who were staying with Hendriks friends in nearby Aalst, leaving the older Jacob and Zjudie in Eindhoven. A month after the younger Jacob left the Bakkers house, his sister Lenas hiding place became unsafe and again the Bakkers opened their home and took her in. Athough the Benningas helped as much as they could to alleviate the financial burden of supporting so many people with such inflated prices for supplies and food, they could only provide a very modest sum. Hendrik and Johanna Bakker took great personal risks in hiding the Benningas and, thanks to them, the entire family was saved from extermination. On June 28, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Bakker and his wife, Johanna Bakker-Kaptein, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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Huwelijkspartner: | Jan Hendrik Bakker | geb. 6 Dec 1903 overl. 9 Apr 1979 |
Huwelijk: | 14 Dec 1927 | Zutphen |