Jan Hendrik ter Horst

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Gerrit Jan ter Horst
Moeder: Fredrika Brouwer
Geboren: 25 Dec 1903 Almelo, Ambt
Overleden: 27 Aug 1967
Aantekeningen: Horst ter Jan (1903 - 1967 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Horst ter
First Name: Jan
Hendrik
Alias: HENK
Date of Birth: 25/12/1903
Date of death: 27/08/1967
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Profession: GROCERY SELLER
Organization/ Religious order: Westerweel Groep
Place during the war: Assen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Assen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
Supplying basic goods
Illegal transfer
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1720)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 29/11/1979
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Drach, Gideon
Rescue Story
Horst ter, Jan Hendrik & Gerritdina (Teunis)
Jan Hendrik (Henk) and Gerritdina (Dina) ter Horst owned a grocery store in Assen, the capital city of Drenthe, and they had a number of Jews among their customers. With the intesification of anti-Jewish measures, Henk and Dina began helping Jews, and they soon became active members of the Westerweel* group’s inner circle. Henk and Dina would transport Hehalutz members from Drenthe to Deventer, Overijssel, a major Hehalutz underground center, in their van, hidden behind loaves of bread. Henk and Dina were involved in many underground activities: they collected money, supplied forged documents, and smuggled food parcels into Westerbork on Kurt Walter’s little train. They also passed on vital information about dangerous checkpoints and trustworthy people and places along the escape routes from the camp, and served as contacts between the imprisoned pioneers and their comrades outside. The most dangerous project they were involved in was helping prisoners escape. They furnished a kilometer of rope and six broomsticks for the small cart that was pulled through sewage pipes and served as an escape vehicle. The plan was formulated by Frans Gerritsen* in Henk and Dina’s house, in which they also sheltered many escaped pioneers.
On November 29, 1979, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Hendrik ter Horst and his wife, Gerritdina ter Horst-Teunis, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Gerritdina Teunis geb. 28 Juli 1903 overl. 10 MRT 1999
Huwelijk: 29 Jan 1927 Vriezenveen
Kinderen:
  Frederika Gerritdina ter Horst Male