Klaas Feringa
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Johannes Feringa | |
| Moeder: | Eilke Rispens | |
| Geboren: | 11 Juli 1897 | Lutjegast gem. Grootegast |
| Beroep: | onderwijzer | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Feringa First Name: Klaas Date of Birth: 01/01/1897 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Religion: CALVINIST Gender: Male Profession: TEACHER Place during the war: Sliedrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Sliedrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/11645) Max Noach, born in 1920 in Utrecht, worked as a land surveyor. In 1939, he was drafted into the army, but with the defeat, the Dutch army was dismantled and he returned to his work for the Government. By the end of 1940, Max was fired, as Jews were no longer allowed to work in Government service. His supervisor at the time, Cornelis (Kees) Roggeveen, assured him that he could turn to him for help if and when the situation for Jews would become unbearable. Indeed, by the summer of 1942, with the start of the orders for Jews to report for work in the East, Max turned to Roggeveen for help, as he had decided not to wait until he would get his summons. Kees and Heintje Roggeveen immediately opened their home in the village of Nederweert (prov. Limburg) for him -- Max became Uncle Frits for their two young children. Even though they fully realized the personal risk they were taking, it was for them the right thing to do at the time. Initially Max contributed to the expenses with the money he still had, even though this was never asked for. Max stayed indoors at all times in the room he was allocated on the second floor. He shared whatever the Roggeveens had, with all of them trying their utmost to maintain a good atmosphere in the home. However, being confined and out of sight for months on end became so strenuous for Max, that the Roggeveens turned to a friend who took him out to his home from time to time for some hours on dark nights. By the end of 1943, however, Max drew very close to a complete mental breakdown, and the Roggeveens looked for a solution that would give Max some feeling of the outdoors. Kees arranged for Max to move to a houseboat close-by, belonging to Hollebrands* family, where he stayed until September that year. Even though the houseboat was hidden in the bulrushes, the danger of detection was always present, and Max was told that in such case, he should immediately come back to the Roggeveens. Max stayed on the boat for about three months, sometimes with young men who were dodging forced labor in Germany. When they were warned of impending searches, they would hide nearby. By September 1944, with heavy fighting in the area, this solution was no longer at all safe, and Johan Hollebrands took Max to his next hiding address, with Klaas and Boukje Feringa in Sliedrecht (prov. South-Holland), a family of seven, where he was given one of the rooms in their home. When Max arrived there in the fall of 1944, the food situation in the western part of the country had already deteriorated as a result of the German supply stoppage. Even though there would be severe hunger that winter, Max was allowed to stay on with the Feringas who had to fill ten mouths on a daily basis. Max stayed on until the liberation of the area in May 1945. After the war, Max stayed in touch with his rescuers, even after his immigration to Israel and then later to the United States. On August 16, 2009, Yad Vashem recognized Cornelis Roggeveen and Heintje Roggeveen-van Vliet as well as Klaas Feringa and Boukje Feringa as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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Gezin 1
| Huwelijkspartner: | Antje van der Goot | geb. 1896 |
| Huwelijk: | 26 MEI 1921 | Oldehove |
Gezin 2
| Huwelijkspartner: | Boukje Jaarsma | geb. 27 Apr 1902 |
| Huwelijk: | 15 Feb 1929 | Broek op Langedijk |