Hendrikus Arnoldus Borgardijn
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Michiel Borgardijn | |
| Moeder: | Derkje Hendrina Peters | |
| Geboren: | 9 Feb 1918 | Arnhem |
| Overleden: | 2 Nov 2006 | Velp |
| Aantekeningen: | Borgardijn Hendrikus (1918 - ? ) Personal Information Last Name: Borgardijn First Name: Hendrikus Arnoldus Date of Birth: 09/02/1918 Rescuer's fate: survived camp inmate Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands Amersfoort, Camp, The Netherlands Neuengamme, Camp, Germany Rescue Place: Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2742) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 24/11/1983 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Koppels, Nathan Koppels, First name unknown Koppels, Duifje Rescue Story Borgardijn, Hendrikus Arnoldus In 1942, Hendrikus Borgardijn of Arnhem, Gelderland, was serving as deputy commander of a special unit in the Resistance movement. In this capacity, he often had prior information about forthcoming German actions. Thus, on September 20, 1942, he knocked on the door of Nathan and Duifje Koppel, who were living in Arnhem with their five-year-old daughter, and insisted that the entire family go with him before they got rounded up by the Germans. The Koppels went with Hendrikus and that evening the Germans raided their home. The Koppels stayed with Hendrikus, a bachelor at the time, from September 20, 1942, until September 1944, when Arnhem was evacuated, at which point he organized another hideout for the fugitive family. Hendrikus acted out of strong anti-Nazi feelings and a belief that Jews in such desperate straits required his help. He never asked for financial compensation. In early 1945, the Germans arrested Hendrikus and he was transported to the Amersfoort detention camp. He was later moved to the Neuengamme concentration camp, from where the Allied forces liberated him. On November 28, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrikus Arnoldus Borgardijn as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Trijntje Steenstra | geb. 4 Sept 1916 overl. 13 Nov 1993 |
| Huwelijk: | 5 Juli 1944 | Arnhem |