Harmke Baltjes
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Haye Pieters Baltjes | |
| Moeder: | Rinske Symons Span | |
| Geboren: | 25 Dec 1879 | Dronrijp, gemeente Menaldumadeel |
| Overleden: | 1 Juni 1954 | Hengelo |
| Aantekeningen: | Boer de Harmke (1879 - 1954 ) Personal Information Last Name: Boer de First Name: Harmke Maiden Name: Baltjes Date of Birth: 25/12/1879 Date of death: 01/06/1954 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Hengelo, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Hengelo, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1558) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 15/02/1979 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Langer, Asscher, Fieke, Sophie Asscher, Meyer Rescue Story Boer de, Harmke (Baltjes) Sixty-four-year-old Harmke de Boer sheltered Meir Asscher in her home in Hengelo, Overijssel, for two and a half years. Meir arrived in Hengelo from the city of Groningen and was initially hidden there by Dr. Tonko ten Have* and his wife Wilhelmina. Meirs brother, who was with him, was later arrested and deported. At the end of 1942, Meir was relocated to Harmkes home. Her daughter Rinske, an active member of the local underground, escorted him there. Her group saved many Jewish lives by stealing documents, forging identity papers, and engaging in acts of sabotage. In August 1944, Meirs sister Sophia (later Langer) joined him at Harmkes home. They both remained hidden there until the end of the war. They had false identity cards and the underground provided them with ration coupons but they still had to struggle through the harsh hunger winter of 1944--1945. The Germans searched the house twice but on both occasions Harmke managed to ward off the danger through her courage and presence of mind. Harmke, a veteran socialist, acted out of ideological motives. On February 15, 1979, Yad Vashem recognized Harmke de Boer-Baltjes as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Hans de Boer | geb. 1879 |
| Huwelijk: | 3 Aug 1905 | Het Bildt |