Jacob Hermanus Berkhout
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Dirk Berkhout | |
| Moeder: | Johanna Wilhelmina Huijbens | |
| Geboren: | 12 Aug 1904 | Culemborg |
| Overleden: | 31 MEI 1945 | Malchow, Duitsland |
| Beroep: | electrotechnisch monteur | |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd, Rooms Katholiek | |
| Aantekeningen: | Berkhout Jacob Personal Information Last Name: Berkhout First Name: Jacob Rescuer's fate: camp inmate imprisoned murdered Cause of Death: DROWNING Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Heijthuijsen, Limburg, The Netherlands Vught, Camp, The Netherlands Malchow, Waren (Schwerin), Mecklenburg, Germany Rescue Place: Heijthuijsen, Limburg, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Arranging shelter Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4516) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 29/01/1990 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Polak, Prijs, Keetje Prijs, Simon Prijs, Elisabeth Rescue Story Berkhout, Jacob H. & Johanna P. (van der Muysenberg) Jacob and Johanna Berkhout afforded refuge to Keetje Prijs (later Polak-Prijs) in their home in Heythuizen, Limburg. Jacob helped transfer and deliver weapons for the Resistance. After a while, Jacob and Johanna also gave refuge to Keetjes mother, Elisabeth Prijs, and Simon, her infant child. They placed Keetjes brother Philip with Johannas mother and Keetjes sister Klara on the Brouwers farm in a nearby village. Keetje, who posed as a guest from Amsterdam, could go out, but Elisabeth and Simon had to stay indoors, though Elisabeth was sometimes able to go into the garden after nightfall. Elisabeth and her two children spent over a year with the Berkhout family and were treated like members of the family throughout the entire period, never even paying for their food. Things were fine until the Germans told a traitor that he could secure the release of a friend from prison if he disclosed the addresses of five Jews in hiding. The Berkhouts home was soon searched and the Germans found baby Simon. Johanna told them that Simon was her son, but they noticed that he was circumcised and did not believe her. After a while they found Keetje and her mother behind a wall in the attic. Jacob and the three Jews were taken to the prison at Haarlemmerpoortstation in Amsterdam, then to the SS headquarters and to prison. The Prijs family was taken to Westerbork, from where they were deported to Bergen-Belsen. In the meantime, Jacob was taken to Vught, and from there to Malchov. In February, Jacob and a number of other prisoners were taken to Danzig, where they were put on a ship that was probably sunk on purpose in the Baltic Sea. After the war, Keetje and her mother kept in close contact with Johanna, who was left to bring up her three children alone. Although she went through some very difficult times, she never regretted the decisions she made during the war. Jacobs name was engraved on a monument that stands on the Cauberg in Valkenburg, Limburg. On January 29, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Jacob Berghout and his wife, Johanna P. Berghout-van der Muysenberg, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Johanna Petronella van den Muijsenberg | geb. 23 Juni 1908 |
| Huwelijk: | 18 OKT 1934 | Breda |