Janna Hendrika van Zaaijer
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Michiel Teunis Zaaijer | |
| Moeder: | Willemina van Westhreenen | |
| Geboren: | 18 Dec 1900 | Tiel |
| Overleden: | 16 Jan 1990 | onbekend |
| Aantekeningen: | Borgstein Janna (1900 - 1990 ) Personal Information Last Name: Borgstein First Name: Janna Maiden Name: Zaaijer Date of Birth: 18/12/1900 Date of death: 16/01/1990 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/7762) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 25/08/1997 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Zeldenrust, First name unknown van Gelder, Bas, Baruch Rescue Story Borgstein, Jan & Janna (Zaaier) Bas (Baruch) van Gelder, born on February 28, 1943, in Bussum, North Holland, was hidden from birth with his mother in the Majella Stichting Catholic hospital. When he was four months old, the nuns smuggled him out and took him to the home of Jan and Janna Borgstein in the city of Utrecht. Jan and Janna were involved in the Resistance and had already helped Jews by taking their property into their care after the German persecution of the Jews began. Janna also managed to keep the Jewish Meyers family from being deported and, together with Jan, hid ammunition for the BS at various hideaways. Jan and Janna had four children. Willy and Adriana (Rie), teenagers, were much involved with Resistance work, sometimes acting without their parentsÂ’ knowledge. Rie often took care of Bas, whom Jan and Janna had officially registered on their marriage certificate to avoid arousing suspicion. During the war, the Borgsteins hid another Jew, Mr. Zeldenrust. In the hunger winter of 1944--1945, the Borgsteins sent their two sons to live with farmers because they did not have enough food to provide for the entire household, but kept Bas with them and fed him. The Borgsteins were motivated by humanitarian principles---they regarded the German persecution as an offense to human dignity. After the war the Borgsteins returned Bas to his parents and both families maintained a close friendship. On August 25, 1997, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Borgstein and his wife, Janna Borgstein-Zaaier, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Jan Borgstein | geb. 5 MEI 1893 overl. 15 Feb 1967 |
| Huwelijk: | 1 Feb 1928 | Culemborg |