Antonia Jacoba Bolkestein
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Jacominus Johannes Anthonius Bolkestein | |
| Moeder: | Maria Margaretha Jacoba Hissink | |
| Geboren: | 10 Sept 1903 | Soerabaja, Nederlands-Indië |
| Religie: | Ned. Hervormd | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Engel First Name: Antonia Jacoba Maiden Name: Bolkestein Alias: TONY Date of Birth: 10/09/1903 Date of death: 14/12/1986 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: PAINTER Place during the war: Dordrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Dordrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1276) Dr. Willem (Wim) Engel, his wife, Antonia (Tony), and their two sons, aged 11 and three, lived in Dordrecht, South Holland. Wim was a high school teacher and Tony was a painter. They had hidden a Jewish girl for a short time and, when asked by the underground to hide another, they agreed and took in Yaffa Lager (later Klein), who was brought to them by Marijke Beekhuijzen-Lels*, a member of the underground. Yaffa stayed with them until the end of the war. In her testimony to Yad Vashem, Yaffa recalled the good relationship she had with the family. She was treated like a daughter, although officially she was registered as their housemaid. She was practically never allowed to leave the house but sometimes hung laundry outside, which aroused the suspicion of the neighbors, who speculated about her Jewishness. Tony always denied their suspicions vehemently. Their eldest son also thought it was strange that the maid was always in the house, but they made up an explanation rather than telling him that Yaffa was actually a Jewish girl in hiding. In her testimony, Yaffa also recollected the time when a policeman came to search the house, but concentrated on the men and did not notice her. After they had left, Yaffa, Wim, and Tony burst into tears: they understood what danger they had just escaped. On January 4, 1978, Yad Vashem recognized Willem Arend Engel and his wife, Antonia Jacoba Engel-Bolkestein, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
|
Gezin 1
| Huwelijkspartner: | Willem Arend Engel | geb. 13 OKT 1903 |
| Huwelijk: | 1 Sept 1931 | Amsterdam |