Hubert Kloosterman
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Hubert Mathijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck | |
| Moeder: | Jitske Clasina Kloosterman | |
| Geboren: | 21 Juni 1918 | Amsterdam |
| Overleden: | 31 OKT 1991 | |
| Beroep: | bankwerker, leider jongenshuis, sociaal werker, vertegenwoordiger | |
| Aantekeningen: | Kloosterman Hubert (1918 - 1991 ) Personal Information Last Name: Kloosterman Asch van Wijck van First Name: Hubert Alias: HUIB Date of Birth: 21/06/1918 Date of death: 31/10/1991 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: YOUTH COUNSELLOR Organization/ Religious order: Westerweel Groep Place during the war: Hilversum, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Hilversum, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Illegal transfer Arranging shelter Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2220) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 27/01/1982 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Herman, First name unknown Herman, First name unknown Someren van, Harry Herman, First name unknown Cohen, Lodi Rescue Story Kloosterman, Hubert In June 1942, Hubert Kloosterman, a former soldier in the Dutch army, changed his name to Hubert van Asch van Wijck, the name of his biological father, a nobleman, and avoided being summoned to report to the German authorities. Hubert, also known as Huib, then got a job as a youth counselor in Saluti Juventute, a home for problem youth in Hilversum, North Holland. In his role as a counselor, Huib became active in saving Jewish lives by finding shelters for children and adults, often with foster families associated with the home where he was working. In some instances, Jewish children were given temporary accommodation in the home itself, with the full cooperation of the director, Katy Mulder*, who worked closely with the Westerweel* group. As many of the young men in Saluti Juventute were also evading forced labor in Germany, Huib was necessarily involved in illegal activities even in his legal work. Among the people Huib helped, were two Jewish children, Hetty and Harry van Someren, whom he placed with the Loskamp* family, who had previously fostered non-Jewish children from Saluti Juventute. Together with Hans Roelants*, Huib took the two children by bicycle from Hilversum to the Loskamps in Soest, Utrecht. Soon after, Huib also took two-year-old Jackie Horneman, a Jewish boy who had been handed to Katy Mulder in a dark alley, to the Loskamps. While they were in hiding there, Huib visited the children regularly and took care of all their needs. Another story involving Huib went as follows: 21-year-old Shoshana Herman was due to be picked up and taken into hiding by Huib, who had been dispatched by the Westerweel Group. When he turned up, she told him how difficult it was for her to leave her younger brother and parents, and so Huib agreed to find hiding places for them too. Huib took Shoshana on his bike to a hideout in Amsterdam and later found a safe shelter for the rest of her family. When, at a later date, they were all forced to leave their hideouts, Huib arranged for them to go into hiding together at a new address. While they were in hiding, Huib regularly visited them and brought them food coupons and forged documents. Sometimes he also brought other Jews to hide temporarily at the same address. During the course of the war, Huib also managed to place Leonard Rudolf Hooremans with Mrs. van Ankum-de Waart in Hilversum. While Leonard was in hiding, Huib took care of his mail, his food coupons, his identity papers, and even his money. Huib also made it possible for Leonard to be visited by his mother. On several occasions, Huib brought other people to hide temporarily in Mrs. van Ankums home. As a member of the Westerweel group, Huib helped members of the Pavilion Loosdrechte Rade, a Youth Aliyah group in nearby Loosdrecht, to hide or to flee to southern France and Spain on their way to Palestine. On one occasion, Lodi Cohen, former director of the Loosdrecht Youth Aliyah group, met Huib at the home of Mirjam Waterman (later Pinkhof) and introduced himself to Huib as Hubert Kloosterman. Huib burst out laughing and explained that he was Hubert Kloosterman and that Cohen was obviously using his identity card. Huib then helped Cohen in the initial stages of his escape to Spain. After the war, Hubert tried to retain his fathers aristocratic name legally, but he lost the suit and again became Hubert Kloosterman. On January 27, 1982, Yad Vashem recognized Hubert Kloosterman as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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