Jan Abraham Buijze

Geslacht:	Man
Vader:	Adriaan Buijze
Moeder:	Wubbina Susanna van Bakel
Geboren:	11 Juli 1909	Rotterdam
Overleden:	8 Juni 1997
Religie:		Ned. Hervormd
Beroep:		kantoorbediende
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Buijze First Name: Jan Abraham Date of Birth: 11/07/1909 Date of death: 08/06/1997 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: TEXTILE FACTORY WORKER Place during the war: Enschede, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Enschede, Overijssel, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2998) When Jan and Elisabeth Buijze were asked to find a hiding place for a Jewish child, they offered their own home. Thus, on October 22, 1942, Jan collected three-year-old Mary de Vries, born in Neede, from Reverend Leendert Overduin*. Apart from a brief period during which Mary was transferred to another address because the Buijze's feared a house search was imminent, she remained in their home until the end of the war. Jan worked in a textile factory and his income was modest. Overduin's underground organization therefore gave the Buijzes 30 flroin each month. During the autumn of 1941, after a razzia in Enschede, Albert Laufer, a colleague of Jan's, often sought temporary shelter in Jan's home. On February 1, 1943, Jan drove Albert on his bike to the train that was to take him to Switzerland. Jan and Albert Laufer kept in contact until September 1944. During this time, Jan delivered money and food coupons to Albert's mother, Selma Laufer-Neumann, who hid at various different addresses. During the course of the war, Jan and Elisabeth also helped Dine de Jong-Slager and Mimi Hartog, who both stayed in the Buijzes' home on several occasions. On October 25, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Abraham Buijze and his wife, Elisabeth Anna Buijze-Schouten, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Elisabeth Anna Schouten	geb. 5 Sept 1913
Huwelijk:	1939	Enschede