Wilhelmina Elisabeth Schaap

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader: Jan Schaap
Moeder: Elisabeth Maria de Roos
Geboren: 11 MRT 1903 Delft
Religie: Ned. Hervormd
Aantekeningen: Last Name: Hoogland
First Name: Wilhelmina Elisabeth
Maiden Name: Schaap
Date of Birth: 11/03/1903
Date of death: 17/01/1998
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Female
Place during the war: Hengelo, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Hengelo, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding ; Arranging shelter
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3890)
When she was forced to go into hiding in 1942, 17-year-old Alida Meijers-Denneboom went to live with the ten Zijthoff* family in Hengelo, Overijssel that was part of a circle of Resistance activists. Professor Jelle Hoogland and his wife, Wilhelmina, were part of this group and Alida would go and stay with them in their Hengelo home once a month on her “leave” while working as a mother’s helper. Jelle and Wilhelmina had been the first Resistance members in their hometown when the occupation began. After the situation of the Jews worsened, they began collecting money to support various illegal activities. Jelle later became a member of the National Committee of Resistance. A specialist in chemistry, Jelle developed a method of falsifying identity cards by deleting the “J” stamped on them and restoring the cards by using parts of genuine cards that had been stolen. When Jelle had to go into hiding, Wilhelmina warned the ten Zijthoffs that Alida was in danger. She arranged an alternative place for Alida to stay in Lemmer, Friesland. The Hooglands’ house was raided and their property confiscated. Wilhelmina and her children were forced to wander from one place to another, but Jelle was never found. Alida later testified that the Hooglands rescued many Jews by providing them with addresses, including Izaak and Juliet Spanjaard and Joop Cohen and his brother.
On December 26, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Jelle Gerrit Hoogland and his wife, Wilhelmina Elisabeth Hoogland-Schaap, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Jelle Gerrit Hoogland geb. 24 Dec 1903
Huwelijk: 19 Sept 1928 Delft