Ebbe de Boer

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Jan de Boer
Moeder:	Antje Huitema
Geboren:	17 Juni 1909	Grijpskerk
Overleden:	15 Dec 1999	Amersfoort
Beroep:		onderwijzer
Aantekeningen:	Boer de Ebbe (1909 - 1999 ) Personal Information Last Name: Boer de First Name: Ebbe Date of Birth: 17/06/1909 Date of death: 01/01/1999 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: TEACHER Place during the war: Loppersum, Groningen, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Loppersum, Groningen, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/8801) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 22/06/2008 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Rescued Persons Vissel, Joop, Josef Rescue Story Pentinga, Hendrik Pentinga-de Jong, Jantje Hendrik and Jantje Pentinga lived in the village of Wirdum, (prov. Groningen). They already had a first child, and two more were born during the war. In the winter of 1942-1943, Hendrik was asked by Ebbe de Boer, his friend from the social democratic movement, and co-worker in a local underground group, to help find a hiding place for a Jewish boy. At the same time, with the intensifying measures against the Jews, the Vissel family from the city of Groningen was first trying to find a hiding place for their seven-year-old son, Jozef. After consultation with his wife Jantje, the Pentingas decided to take the boy in. Jozef, now renamed Jan Visser, was introduced as an orphan who had lost his parents in the May 1940 bombing of Rotterdam. Jozef was treated as one of their own children and soon became accustomed to country life. He went to school after the headmaster was informed of the situation. The Pentinga home was searched at least once. On that occasion, Jozef was at home and a German soldier even ruffled his blond hair, saying "what a lovely young fellow he is". Jozef stayed with the Pentingas until the liberation of the area in April 1945. When it became clear that his parents had not survived, he was first taken in by surviving relatives and then moved to a Jewish orphanage. Even after his emigration to Australia, Jozef stayed in close touch with the Pentingas, to whom I owe my life and happiness. On February 13, 2000, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Pentinga and Jantje Pentinga-de Jong, as Righteous Among the Nations. Boer de, Ebbe Boer de-Knot, Grietje Ebbe de Boer, from the village of Loppersum in the northern province of Groningen, was active in the Dutch Social Democratic Party. So was an uncle of the Jewish Vissel family in the close-by city of Groningen. With the start of the deportation of the Jews to the camps in the East, the Vissels decided to look for hiding addresses instead. They turned to their friend Ebbe de Boer asking for his help. An address for their seven-year-old son, Jozef, was located in the city, but soon it turned out that Jozef could not stay there as he was unable to stay indoors for days on end. The host family contacted Ebbe in desperation, and he came immediately to pick up the boy and take him to his own home. Ebbe and Grietje, both in their thirties, had four young children. Ebbe was an elementary school teacher and Grietje took care of the children and the home. Jozef, now called Joop, was introduced as a distant relative whose parental home had been bombed by the Germans. Ebbe took Jozef with him to school, where the principal could be trusted with the real identity of the boy. However, as Ebbe was very active in the local underground movement, hiding a Jewish boy meant extra risk for his own family, as betrayal already lurked around the corner. When a few months after Jozef's arrival, a colleague in the resistance was caught, Ebbe went into hiding for some time. Jozef was thus no longer safe and had to be moved. In the winter of 1942-1943, Ebbe found a hiding address with the Pentinga family in the village of Wirdum, also in the province of Groningen. From time to time, Jozef would come back to the de Boers to spend some time there. Ebbe de Boer stayed in touch with Jozef and the Pentingas throughout the war and took care of obtaining the extra food stamps that were necessary. In the 1980s, Jozef, who had immigrated to Australia, renewed contact with Ebbe and Grietje de Boer. On June 22, 2008, Yad Vashem recognized Ebbe de Boer and Grietje de Boer-Knot as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner:	Grietje Knot	geb. 25 MEI 1910 overl. 16 MRT 2000
Huwelijk:	9 Dec 1933	Usquert