Klaas Berga
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Jacob Berga | |
| Moeder: | Gerritje van Es | |
| Geboren: | 10 Jan 1920 | Gersloot |
| Overleden: | 19 Juni 1994 | |
| Aantekeningen: | Berga Klaas (1920 - 1994 ) Personal Information Last Name: Berga First Name: Klaas Date of Birth: 10/01/1920 Date of death: 19/06/1994 Rescuer's fate: survived drafted to slave labor camp inmate Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: POLICEMAN Organization/ Religious order: Marechaussee Place during the war: Opende, Groningen, The Netherlands Vught, Camp, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Grootegast, Groningen, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3995) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 14/11/1988 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescue Story Berga, Klaas In March 1943, the constabulary of Grootegast, Groningen, and the surrounding villages refused to obey an order to arrest seven Jews. One of those who refused was Klaas Berga of Opende, Friesland, who was punished for his noncompliance by deportation to the Vught concentration camp, where he spent a year before being transferred to Germany for hard labor. Shortly after Germany surrendered, he was repatriated. Police sergeant Dirk Boonstra*, who had initiated the collective refusal, perished in Dachau. On November 14, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Klaas Berga as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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