Pieter Boer

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Arie Boer
Moeder: Hendrika Helena van der Heeft
Geboren: 8 OKT 1914 Delft
Overleden: 22 Nov 1995
Religie: Ned. Hervormd, geen
Beroep: typograaf
Aantekeningen: Boer Pieter (1914 - 1995 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Boer
First Name: Pieter
Date of Birth: 08/10/1914
Date of death: 22/11/1995
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Profession: CARETAKER
Place during the war: Alkmaar, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Alkmaar, Noordholland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2528)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 17/03/1983
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Rescued Persons
Tas, Calo, Esther
Tas, Juda
Rescue Story
Boer, Pieter & Jannetje (Klut)
While most of their friends and relatives had already been deported to extermination camps, Juda Tas and his wife, Esther (née Calo), had permits that allowed them to stay behind because they were considered essential workers, each in his own field. When, in November 1942, they were told that their permits were about to be taken away, they knew that the time had come to hide. After risky perambulations from one hiding place to another, they understood that they could not go on like this and had to find a permanent refuge. The Tas couple then turned to their good friends, a couple by the name of van Zinderen Bakker-Roede. The husband worked at the Kadaster (land measurement office) in Alkmaar, North Holland. He intended to hide the Tas couple under the roof of this building, for which he needed the cooperation of the building’s caretaker, Pieter Boer, and his wife, Jannetje, who had just gotten married. A wonderful friendship developed between the two couples. Jannetje’s parents also treated the couple in hiding as if they were family; bringing them vegetables and flowers from their garden. The Boers refused to hand over their radio receiver when the Germans demanded it and continued to listen to BBC programs in Dutch. Esther offered to take down news in shorthand, which was deciphered, copied by hand and then on a typewriter, and duplicated. Pieter’s role was the most dangerous: he distributed the 1,700 copies of the leaflets daily among trustworthy acquaintances. Esther helped with the distribution and was used as a liason with the underground together with Pieter Boer. The two men would hide in the space between the ceiling of the building and the floor of the roof during surprise searches. If the Boers ever feared for their lives, they never showed it.
On March 17, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Pieter Boer and his wife, Jannetje Boer-Klut, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Jannetje Klut geb. 25 Juni 1912 overl. 25 Juni 1996
Huwelijk: 1943 Alkmaar