Folkert van der Wal

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Sybe Uilkes van der Wal
Moeder: Teetske Dijkstra
Geboren: 13 Juni 1905 Sneek
Overleden: 10 Juli 1969
Aantekeningen: Wal van der Folkert (1905 - 1969 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Wal van der
First Name: Folkert
Date of Birth: 13/06/1905
Date of death: 10/07/1969
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Male
Place during the war: Harbrinkhoek, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Harbrinkhoek, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3827)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 28/03/1988
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree
Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes
Rescued Persons
Vecht, Theo
Rescue Story
Blaauw, Hendrik & Grietje (van der Wal) Wal van der, Folkert & Trijntje (Jansma) On September 1, 1942, when 19-year-old Theo Vecht received a summons from the Germans to report to a labor camp for Jewish men in Friesland, he decided to go into hiding. Using family connections Theo was put in contact with Hendrik Blaauw of Zwolle, Overijssel, who agreed to help him. Hendrik arranged a number of temporary hideouts for Theo, but none of them worked out. In February 1943, Hendrik took Theo to his sister-in-law and her husband, Trijntje and Folkert van der Wal, also from Zwolle. Trijntje and Folkert had two daughters aged five and seven, who were never told about Theo, who hid in a small upstairs room and had to remain absolutely silent when the girls were a home. By May 1943, the two girls could no longer attend school because the Germans had set up their quarters in the school complex. Their presence at home all day made it too dangerous for Theo to remain with the van der Wals. Hendrik and Grietje decided to hide Theo in their own small apartment, where they lived with their five daughters. Theo was given Hendrik and Grietje’s bedroom and the five daughters, aged five to 12, were instructed to leave their parents room locked at all times and were not informed about Theo’s presence there. By November 1943 conditions had become extremely cramped and stressful and Theo returned to the van der Wal family, where he remained until the liberation in April 1945. During the entire period, Hendrik kept in touch with Theo’s eldest sister, who hid in various places in Amsterdam and Zaandam. Hendrik also kept Theo’s parents and younger sister informed about his well-being until they were deported. The Blaauws and the van der Wals acted out of purely humanitarian motives. Even though they never asked for any financial compensation, Theo paid a small amount towards his upkeep for as long as he could, but nothing more was requested of him. On March 17, 1982, the Resistance Memorial Cross was awarded to Hendrik and Grietje by the Dutch government. On March 28, 1988, Yad Vashem recognized Hendrik Blaauw and his wife, Grietje Blaauw-van der Wal, and Folkert van der Wal and his wife, Trijntje van der Wal-Jansma, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Trijntje Jansma geb. 27 Apr 1907 overl. 4 Aug 1999