Jacob Gerhard van Boekel
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Gerardus van Boekel | |
| Moeder: | Wilhelmina Angenendt | |
| Geboren: | 19 Feb 1908 | Goch, Dld |
| Overleden: | 5 Feb 1965 | |
| Beroep: | huisschilder | |
| Aantekeningen: | Boekel van Jakob (1908 - 1965 ) Personal Information Last Name: Boekel van First Name: Jakob Gerhard Date of Birth: 19/02/1908 Date of death: 05/02/1965 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Gender: Male Profession: HOUSE PAINTER Place during the war: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1628) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 28/06/1979 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Rintel, Philip Rintel, First name unknown Philips, Baartje Rintel, First name unknown Rintel, Nelly Rescue Story Boekel van, Jakob Gerhard & Louise Jacobina Maria (Blewanus) In early 1943, when Philip and Nelly Rintel were living in Amersfoort, Utrecht, with their six-year-old daughter, they realized that the situation for Jews was worsening and that they should seek a hiding place. They were put in touch with Jakob and Louise van Boekel, also from Amersfoort, who were prepared to shelter them. The Van Boekels had four children of their own, ranging in age from six months to ten years. These children all guarded the secret well. Jakob was a house painter and had a modest income. He and Louise, Roman Catholics, offered to hide the Rintel family out of a feeling that it was their duty to help save Jewish lives. On February 12, 1943, the Rintels arrived not only with their daughter but also with Philips 72-year-old mother and their maid, 28-year-old Baartje Philips. The extended family was given two rooms and the attic and thus the hosts were left with much smaller living quarters. The Rintels stayed until after the liberation on May 5, 1945, and both families got on wonderfully despite the cramped living conditions and the constant fear of possible betrayal or detection. The only outsider who knew about the hidden Jews was the van Boekels family physician, who was available to help whenever called upon. During the hunger winter of 1944--1945, when there was a severe food shortage, Louise regularly traveled to the east of Holland to try to purchase supplies from farmers. On one occasion, a neighbor warned the van Boekels that they had too much laundry hanging out to dry and that this could arouse suspicion. From then on, appropriate measures were taken to ensure that no one outside the house knew of the Jews presence there. The Sipo came to the van Boekels house to carry out a search twice. The first time, Louise faked hysteria, pretending that she did not know anything about the fate of her husband who had gone to work in Germany. As a result, the soldiers left without searching the property. Over and above sheltering these fugitives, Jakob was active in underground activities. Once, he was taken to the local police station because he knocked down an NSB member. Fortunately, a local policeman helped Jakob escape through a back door. The Rintels all survived the war and, as a token of thanks named their daughter, born after the war, after the van Boekels. On June 28, 1979, Yad Vashem recognized Jakob Gerhard van Boekel and his wife, Louise Jacobina Mariavan van Boekel-Blewanus, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Louise Jacobina Maria Blewanus | geb. 13 Apr 1910 overl. 31 MRT 1995 |
| Huwelijk: | 8 Sept 1932 | Amersfoort |