Thijs de Boer

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Hendrik de Boer
Moeder:	Trijntje de Jong
Geboren:	20 Feb 1898	Workum
Overleden:	9 Dec 1973
Aantekeningen:	Boer de Thijs (1898 - 1973 ) Personal Information Last Name: Boer de First Name: Thijs Date of Birth: 20/02/1898 Date of death: 09/12/1973 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Place during the war: Workum, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Workum, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/4341) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 17/07/1989 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescued Persons Presser, Elisabeth Rescue Story Boer de, Thijs & Hinke (Boersma) Elisabeth Presser was 13 years old when her father, not knowing where to hide from the Germans, took her to the De Wijnberg Hotel in Workum, Friesland. However, the father and daughter could not remain in the hotel for an extended period of time without being suspected by the Germans. Fortunately, Henry de Boer, the 19-year-old hotel cook, offered to help them. In February 1943, Henry took Elisabeth to his parents home, where she stayed until the end of the war. Henry and his 16-year-old brother, Sieben, worked for the Resistance. Their parents, Thijs and Hinke, hid Jews without ever asking for any reward. The Jews they hid all survived the war and Thijs and Hinke never stopped regarding Elisabeth as the daughter of their house. On July 17, 1989,Yad Vashem recognized Thijs de Boer and his wife, Hinke de Boer-Boersma, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Hinke Boersma	geb. 31 OKT 1899 overl. 16 Apr 1993
Huwelijk:	28 OKT 1922	Workum