Jan Hoekstra

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Gosse Hoekstra
Moeder:	Aafke de Haan
Geboren:	12 Dec 1900	Akkerwoude, Dantumadeel
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Hoekstra First Name: Jan Gosses Date of Birth: 12/12/1900 Date of death: 15/06/1993 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: FARMER Place during the war: Broek onder Akkerwoude, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Broek onder Akkerwoude, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding ; Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/8209) Between March 1943 and the end of the war, Jan Hoekstra and his wife, Sijke, offered temporary or permanent shelter to about 50 Jews and many non-Jews on their cattle farm in Broek onder Akkerwoude, Friesland. The Hoekstras, who had no children and were motivated by humanitarian feelings and a love of liberty, invited Jews and non-Jews to sit at their dinner table without ever asking for ration cards or money. On October 21, 1943, Jan and Sijke were warned that one of their contacts had betrayed them and the Germans were on their way to raid the farm. They immediately moved all their “guests” to other addresses but stayed on the farm themselves to prove that they had nothing to hide. Jan was brutally interrogated for three hours, but neither he nor Sijke talked. After the Germans left, Jan dragged his battered body through meadows and ditches to Mr. Koonstra, a farmer who took him in a small boat to his brother-in-law, where Doctor de Groot examined him. He had severely contused ribs and a broken shoulder and his hearing was also damaged, resulting in permanent partial deafness. When Jan was more or less recovered, he continued his illegal activities, without further German interference. However, his confidence in mankind had been seriously shaken and he never shook off vague feeling of being threatened. On October 18, 1998, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Hoekstra and his wife, Sijke Hoekstra-Rozema, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner:	Sijke Rozema	geb. 1902
Huwelijk:	20 MEI 1925	Dantumadeel