Jongh de Willem & Margje (Huisman); Son: Willem ; Son: Jan (Jongh de); Daughter: Lamberdina ; Daughter: Keesmaat Cornelia (Jongh de); Daughter: Wietske

Jongh de, Willem & Margje Wietske (Huisman) & Wietske & Jan & Lamberdina & Willem Keesmaat, Cornelia (de Jongh) Baby Tswi Joseef Herschel (Herman), who was born on December 29, 1942, was hidden by Willem and Margje de Jongh and their children, Wietske, Jan, Cornelia (later Keesmaat), Lamberdina, and Willem, in their home in Spakenburg, Utrecht. Hendrikje Schwencke*, who rescued the baby from the Jewish quarter in Amsterdam, brought him to them. The family also hid Tswi’s circumcision certificate and his parents’ marriage license. They also helped other Jews and took care of wounded RAF pilots who had been shot down over the Netherlands. Willem and Margje, who were religious and read from the Old Testament every day after meals, believed in fighting for the right of all human beings to live in freedom and peace. They never received any money for looking after Tswi, and after the war gave him back to his family, saying: “A Jewish child must have a Jewish education.” On November 7, 1990, Yad Vashem recognized Willem de Jongh, his wife, Margje Wietske de Jongh-Huisman, and their children, Wietske de Jongh, Jan de Jongh, Cornelia Keesmaat-de Jongh, Lamberdina de Jongh, and Willem de Jongh, as Righteous Among the Nations.