Norder Johannes & Jantje (Eilander)

Norder, Johannes & Jantje (Eilander) Johannes and Jantje Norder lived in Nieuwlande, Drenthe, where Johannes was the village carpenter. Towards the end of the war, he was called up---along with many others---to build defenses for the retreating German army. Some of those called up went underground but Johannes reported for work, which surprised the community. They were even more surprised when after the war Otto and Frieda Hertz emerged from the Norder home, where they had been hiding for more than two years. On June 9, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Johannes Norder and his wife, Jantje Norder-Eilander, as Righteous Among the Nations.