Hendrik Jan Hoek
Geslacht: | Man | |
Vader: | Willem Hoek | |
Moeder: | Cornelia Logtenberg | |
Geboren: | 13 Feb 1899 | Haarlem |
Overleden: | 24 Sept 1971 | Apeldoorn |
Beroep: | timmerman, predikant | |
Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Hoek First Name: Henk Jan Date of Birth: 13/02/1899 Date of death: 24/09/1971 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: PROTESTANT Gender: Male Profession: PASTOR Organization/ Religious order: Utrechts Kindercomite Place during the war: Gaast, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Gaast, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/308) The Reverend Hendrik (Henk) Hoek and his wife, Cornelia, lived in Gaast, Friesland, where Henk was the local representative of the illegal strictly Protestant Anti-Revolutionary Party. They hid Henriette Elzas, a Jewish girl born on November 30, 1939, in their home from February 25, 1943, until shortly after the end of the war, May 10, 1945. Henriette came to their home from Amsterdam through Hetty Voûte* of the Utrecht Childrens Committee (UKC)*. The family refused to take any money for looking after her, acting out of purely humanitarian and religious motives. On February 6, 1973, Yad Vashem recognized Henk Jan Hoek and his wife, Cornelia Hoek-Loudon, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
Gezin 1
Huwelijkspartner: | Willemina van Heusden | geb. 12 Apr 1912 overl. 20 Nov 1998 |
Huwelijk: | XXXX | onbekend |
Gezin 2
Huwelijkspartner: | Cornelia London | geb. 17 Sept 1901 overl. 11 Nov 1946 |
Huwelijk: | 3 MRT 1926 | Den Haag |