Dirk Boonstra
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Dirk Boonstra | |
| Moeder: | Aaltje Hoitsma | |
| Geboren: | 24 Feb 1893 | St. Annaparochie, Het Bildt |
| Overleden: | 9 Sept 1944 | Hersbrück Duitsland |
| Beroep: | gemeenteveldwachter | |
| Aantekeningen: | Boonstra Dirk (1893 - 1944 ) Personal Information Last Name: Boonstra First Name: Dirk Date of Birth: 24/02/1893 Date of death: 09/09/1944 Rescuer's fate: camp inmate murdered Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: POLICE OFFICER Organization/ Religious order: Marechaussee Place during the war: Grootegast, Groningen, The Netherlands Vught, Camp, The Netherlands Dachau, Camp, Germany Rescue Place: Grootegast, Groningen, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3995) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 14/11/1988 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescue Story Boonstra, Dirk On Tuesday morning March 9, 1943, Dirk Boonstra, sergeant of the constabulary station at Grootegast, Groningen, was ordered to arrest seven elderly Jews in nearby Grijpskerk and take them to Westerbork. He refused. Two days later, Dirk and his colleagues were summoned by the district commander to the Grootegast barracks and ordered to obey the order. They refused unanimously. The other members of the brigade who were involved were Jan Deddens*, Klaas Berga*, Tonnis Bulthuis*, Theodoor Buunk*, Tjerk van der Hauw*, Geert Holvast*, Roelf Mulder* and Willem Vlijm* , and Jan Elzinga* . The same day all of them were reprimanded by the regional commander in Groningen, who tried again to persuade them to carry out the order, threatening to send them to a concentration camp. They again refused, declaring that divine law had precedence over any worldly authority. The following day, all 11 men were taken to the Vught concentration camp. A short time later, the seven Jews from Grootegast were deported and gassed. March 7, 1944, a prisoner escaped and as punishment the 11 men were placed in solitary confinement in the notorious bunker. On May 24, Boonstra was taken to Dachau and on September 9, 1944, Dirk Boonstra died in Dachau. On November 14, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Dirk Boonstra as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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Gezin 1
| Huwelijkspartner: | Antje Schat | geb. 30 MEI 1891 |
| Huwelijk: | 18 MEI 1916 | Het Bildt |