Cornelis Jacobus Boers
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Jacobus Boers | |
| Moeder: | Emilie Snoeck | |
| Geboren: | 6 MEI 1912 | Voorschoten |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
| Beroep: | ingenieur | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Boers First Name: Cornelis Jacobus Alias: KEES Date of Birth: 06/05/1912 Date of death: 08/12/1987 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Place during the war: Aalst Waalre, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Aalst Waalre, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3718) When the war broke out, Cornelis (Kees) Boers was employed as an electrical engineer at the Philips Laboratory in Eindhoven. Towards the end of the summer of 1942, when the razzias were intensified, a number of his colleagues organized themselves to hide Jews in rotation, each Jew moving regularly between hideouts. When Werner and Ruth Grünfeld, refugees from Germany, were warned that they would soon be ordered to report to the authorities, they immediately contacted underground workers and asked for a place to hide. The first family they hid with became apprehensive of the risks involved in harboring Jews and thus the Grünfelds were forced to relocate. In September 1942, they were taken to the Boerses home in Aalst-Waalre, near Eindhoven. They were only supposed to remain there for a few days while a permanent hideout was being found. However, no other place was found and so Kees and Antoinette (Netty) invited the Grünfelds to remain in their home. The fugitive couple stayed with the Boerses until the liberation of Aalst-Waalre on September 17, 1944. Kees and Netty had two young children, aged two and four. Keeping a secret therefore was no simple task. Kees built a room in the attic and even prepared another hideout for the Grünfelds to use in times of emergency. Soon after the Grünfelds moved in, Ruth discovered that she was pregnant. They informed the Boerses, aware that this could create an awkward situation. However, the Boerses told their guests that Netty was also expecting a baby and that the Grünfelds were still welcome to stay. Netty confided in her sister, Maria, a nurse, and she assisted with the birth of both babies. After the births, it became increasingly difficult to hide the presence of all these additional people in the small house. Neighbors started to become suspicious, so they were told that the Grünfelds baby was the child of a family friend from Amsterdam who was too ill to care for it. After the liberation, it became clear that many neighbors had not believed the fabrication but had nevertheless kept it secret. The Grünfelds were able to obtain false papers and ration cards for food and paid Kees and Netty for their own food. A local policeman, who was aware that the Boerses were hiding a Jewish family, always warned them when a search was imminent. After the liberation, Werner, Ruth, and their daughter, Yvonne, remained in the Boerses home until they were able to find a place of their own in Eindhoven. On December 23, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Cornelis Jacobus Boers and his wife, Antoinette Henriëtte Boers-Lepoutre, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Antoinette Henriëtte Lepoûtre | geb. 14 Aug 1911 |
| Huwelijk: | 1938 |