Jan Douwes

Geslacht: Man
Vader: Petrus Arnoldus Conradus Douwes
Moeder: Johanna Adriana Willeumier
Geboren: 12 Aug 1900 Zuidwolde
Overleden: 17 MEI 1976 Bilthoven
Beroep: predikant
Aantekeningen: Last Name: Douwes
First Name: Jan
Date of Birth: 12/08/1900
Date of death: 17/05/1976
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Religion: CALVINIST
Gender: Male
Profession: REVEREND
Place during the war: Den Bosch, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Den Bosch, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1148)
Jan, born in Zuidwolle (Drenthe), was Arnold Douwes’s eldest brother and a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, serving in Den Bosch, North Brabant. He and his wife, Nicoline, born in Leiden, hid five Jews in their home during the course of the war. Over and above this, from his pulpit he would remind his congregation of their moral duties toward their fellow human beings.
On June 9, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Rev. Jan Douwes and his wife, Nicoline Henriëtte Douwes-van Doesburgh, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner: Nicoline Henriette van Doesburgh geb. 25 Apr 1903 overl. 28 Aug 1985
Huwelijk: 6 Sept 1927 Groningen