Helena van der Pol

Geslacht:	Vrouw
Vader:	Johannes Cornelis van der Pol
Moeder:	Gerritje Damen
Geboren:	14 OKT 1899	Arnhem
Overleden:	22 Apr 1992	onbekend
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Bosma Pol van der First Name: Helena Date of Birth: 14/10/1899 Date of death: 22/04/1992 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/10074) Albert Bosma and his wife Helena, both in their forties, lived in Arnhem with their two children, Marinus, b.1925 and Albertha, b.1936. Albert ran a family bicycle repair shop and Helena was a housewife. In the summer of 1942, the Bosmas were asked to take in Simon Speijer, a young Jew from Amsterdam, who was looking for a hiding address, rather than report for work in the East. He was soon to be followed by his parents, his older brother and his wife, his younger brother and an older couple, Waas, for a total of eight in hiding. They had additional Jews in temporary hiding until another place could be located for them. The Bosmas managed to provide for all eight of their permanent wards a safe haven for nearly one year. Extra food coupons were provided by their dentist, who was active in a local underground cell. The Bosmas managed to prepare a secret area under the floor, big enough for the large number of Jews to hide in, just in case of a house search. Their home in fact was searched three times during the war. During the first two times, the Jews, were able to make it fast enough into the hiding place. The third time, on May 12, 1943, the Bosmas were tipped off that another search was coming up. That very same day, father and son Bosma took the eight Jews to Amsterdam, where they were put in the care of underground workers. Indeed, that very night Germans came to the Bosma home, and found the secret hiding area, but it was empty. They stayed at the house, awaiting the return of the father and son. When Marinus returned home alone, they held him until his father would return and reveal where he had taken the Jews. However, while waiting for the father, Marinus, Helena and Albertha succeeded in fleeing the house through a backdoor, and immediately went into hiding in different places, until the liberation. In the meantime, Albert received the message that he was a wanted man and not to return home. He too, went into hiding until the liberation. After the war, the Bosmas received the Dutch Resistance Cross. Helena had suffered severely from the tensions during the war and never fully recovered. On August 10, 2003, Yad Vashem recognized Albert Bosma, Helena Bosma-van der Pol and Marinus Bosma, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner:	Albert Bosma	geb. 30 Apr 1901 overl. 9 Jan 1959
Huwelijk:	21 Jan 1925	Arnhem
Scheiding:	22 MRT 1956	Arnhem
Kinderen:
	Marinus Bosma	geb. 1925
	Albertha Bosma	geb. 1926