Jaapje van Herk

Geslacht:	Vrouw
Vader:	Adrianus Gijsbert van Herk
Moeder:	Pietertje Hoogvliet
Geboren:	21 Apr 1919	Oostvoorne
Religie:		G.K.
Aantekeningen:	Bekker Jaapje (1919 - ? ) Personal Information Last Name: Bekker First Name: Jaapje Maiden Name: Herk van Alias: JAPY Date of Birth: 21/04/1919 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: FARMERS WIFE Place during the war: Rockanje, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Rockanje, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/6633) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 29/06/1995 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Berendsen, Maurits, Isedoor Rescue Story Bekker, Arie & Japy (van Herk) Nine-year-old Maurits Isedoor Berendsen and his mother had been hiding in the town of Doetinchem, Gelderland, but as the war progressed they had to leave and were forced to separate. Maurits' mother went to live with the van der Hoek* family and Maurits went to the Hoogvliet* family in Rockanje, Gelderland. He stayed there for 11 months but had to leave again. This time he was taken to Arie and Jaapje Bekker, who were vegetable growers. The Bekkers took excellent care of Maurits and even arranged false papers for him and had him enrolled at the local school. After the war, Arie and Jaapje returned Maurits to his father. His mother had died of cancer in June 1944. On June 29, 1995, Yad Vashem recognized Arie Bekker and his wife, Japy Bekker-van Herk, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Arie Bekker	geb. 10 Feb 1920 overl. 14 OKT 1998
Huwelijk:	XXXX	onbekend