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Testimony of Avraham Roth, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1928, regarding his experiences in Amsterdam, Nieuwlande, Leiden, Utrecht, Veghel, and other places

Childhood in Amsterdam in an established religious family in the Netherlands; his father was a senior banker; life in a mixed area; studies at a public school. Outbreak of the war, May 1940; move to a Jewish school, 1941; his family’s move to live with his grandfather in a large house in the city center; his father’s job at the bank ended, 1942; his father’s work with the Jewish Council (Joodse Raad); studies until the summer of 1943; his father’s underground activities in assisting those in hiding; escape to Nieuwlande; wandering between various places, including Leiden, Utrecht, and different villages;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Kikkert Hendrik & Griet (Pol)

Righteous

Kikkert, Hendrik & Griet (Pol) Hendrik and Griet Kikkert were farmers in Nieuwlande, Drenthe, where Johannes Post*, Arnold Douwes*, and Max (Nico) Leons were leading an especially active underground movement. Nieuwlande itself had no indigenous Jews, but many Jews from Amsterdam found refuge in the village during the war. One of those fugitives, Lou Gans, was hidden by Hendrik and Griet Kikkert after being hidden by the Dekkers* and before being relocated to the Ottens*. The Kikkerts eventually had to go into hiding themselves after learning that the Gestapo was searching for them. Hendrik was related...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Fate : Survived

Talen Jacob & Gerritdina (Kroezen)

Righteous

Talen, Jacob & Gerritdina (Kroezen) Jacob and Gerritdina Talen lived in Nieuwlande, Drenthe, a village famous for its wartime resistance. The Talens hid a Jewish family, the Cohens, in their home for a while. On June 9, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Jacob Talen and his wife, Gerritdina Talen-Kroezen, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Nationality : The Netherlands

Fate : Survived

Norder Johannes & Jantje (Eilander)

Righteous

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...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Fate : Survived

Kikkert Hendrik & Maria (Veldmeyer)

Righteous

Kikkert, Hendrik & Maria Elizabeth (Veldmeyer) Hendrik and Maria Kikkert were farmers in Nieuwlande, Drenthe. Hendrik was active in the Resistance and during the war they hid Lou Gans under the name Herman and a young Jewish boy, who survived the war in their home. Hendrik later became a member of the Dutch Parliament, representing the Christelijk Historische Unie (CHU). Hendrik was related to the other Hendrik Kikkert*, who was also active in the Nieuwlande-based underground movement. On March 4, 1985, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Kikkert and his wife, Maria Elizabeth Kikkert-Veldmeyer, as...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Religion : Christian

Fate : Survived

Schonewille Jan & Femmigje (Kikkert)

Righteous

Schonewille, Jan & Femmigje (Kikkert) One cold November morning at a remote farm near Nieuwlande, the Schonewilles were greeted by the sudden arrival of a totally naked man, the Jew de Groot, in desperate flight from his German captors. The young de Groot had been hiding with Mr. and Mrs. Dirk van Dijken*, who had taken in several Jews. During one of the German house searches, the other Jews managed to escape but de Groot was seized and tortured. He managed, however, to escape, without his clothes, swimming across the canals of Nieuwlande until he came upon the Schonewille’s house, where he was...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Fate : Survived

Roffel Willem & Ritske (Blaak)

Righteous

Roffel, Willem & Ritske (Blaak) Willem Roffel, born in Odoorn, was the beadle of the strictly Calvinist Dutch Reformed church in Nieuwlande, Drenthe. Nieuwlande is renowned for the large number of Jews hidden there during the war, among them two youngsters known as Peter and Herman (but actually named Isidore Joseph Davids and Lou Gans). Peter and Herman were training to be graphic artists and they were both talented draftsmen. While in hiding, they made themselves useful by falsifying identity cards and food coupons. They also wrote De Duikelaar, a satirical illegal weekly publication. In addition to...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Religion : Calvinist

Fate : Survived

Bos Joost & Goverdiena (Schermers)

Righteous

Bos, Joost Pieter & Goverdiena (Schermers) Joost Bos, originally from Zwijndrecht, South Holland, worked as a schoolteacher in Nieuwlande, Drenthe. Together with his wife, Goverdiena, born in Veen, he hid three Jews---Ellie Kapper, Dolf Kool, and Henk Bonenwit. In the last few months of the war, when the population of Limburg, in particular women and children, were evacuated to other parts of Holland, the Boses also welcomed a mother and her three children into the safety of their home. On the evening of October 16, 1944, the Dutch Nazi-affiliated armed guards broke into the Boses’ house in an attempt...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Fate : Imprisoned

Schonewille Hendrik & Albertje (Metselaar)

Righteous

Schonewille, Hendrik & Albertje (Metselaar) Herman Roos, a Jew originally from Germany, found shelter with the Schonewilles at their home in Nieuwlande, Drenthe. Herman, a gardener by profession, whose real name was Max Hermann Löhenberg, came to the Schonewilles from Haarlem at the age of 20. Hendrik Schonewille, born in Elim, and his wife, Albertje, originally from Hollandscheveld, also hid a defecting Hitlerjugend counselor, Franz Robel. Franz, who had become a Communist, had access to members of the Resistance who later put him in contact with the Schonewille family. On June 9, 1983, Yad...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Fate : Survived

Dijk Simon & Ida ; Daughter: Frauke

Righteous

Dijk, Simon & Ida & Frauke Simon Dijk and his family were inhabitants of Nieuwlande, Drenthe, a remarkable village where the lives of hundreds of Jews were saved. The Dijks were members of the Dutch Reformed Church and were devoutly religious. Religious piety was a factor that significantly contributed to the solidarity felt in the village of Nieuwlande during the war. The Dijks’ home was always open to fugitives. Simon, a housepainter, and his family were constantly harboring about six Jews there. They also hid members of the Resistance who required shelter. Max Léons (alias Nico), a Jew,...

Nationality : The Netherlands

Religion : Calvinist

Fate : Survived

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