Roelofje de Boer

Geslacht:	Vrouw
Vader:	Jan de Boer
Moeder:	Antje de Jong
Geboren:	28 MRT 1899	Benedenknijpe, Schoterland
Aantekeningen:	Last Name: Heida First Name: Roelofje Maiden Name: Boer de Alias: ROELIE Date of Birth: 28/03/1899 Date of death: 04/04/1981 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Place during the war: Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3576) In February 1943, the Reverend Heidinga* approached Dr. Yntze Heida, born in Haskerdijken and the veterinarian of Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, and told him that he was looking for hiding places for Jews. Yntze hesitated. He was fully aware of the risks involved in hiding fugitives, especially for him since he ran a busy practice with people coming and going all day long. Yntze also had three children and it would be awkward to keep the secret of a hidden Jew in their home from them. Nevertheless, Yntze agreed to a one-month trial period and Fieke (Tsofia) Asscher (later Langer) moved in with the Heidas on March 1, 1943. Warm personal relations soon developed between Fieke and her hosts but when the month ended she nonetheless moved in with Roelofje’s sister, Tine Sijtsema-de Boer*, in Assen, Drenthe. However, only two weeks later, the situation in Assen became too dangerous and Fieke unexpectedly returned to the Heidas’ home. Fieke remained with the Heidas until September 1943, excluding a six-week period in the summer when she was temporarily transferred to the Heidingas. In September, she returned to Assen for three months and came back again to Beetsterzwaag in early 1944. In the spring of 1944, the Germans began searching the villages around Beetsterzwaag for Jews and members of the Resistance. Fieke left the house but returned after only one week. In the course of the second intensive search on March 24, 1944, Fieke’s brother Isaac was found in a nearby village (he perished in Auschwitz in 1945) and the underground decided to relocate Fieke. Despite the danger, the Heidas did not panic and they sheltered Fieke for another two months, until a new hideout was organized. In May 1944, Fieke moved to the Sijtsemas in Assen, where she remained until August. Thenceforth, she survived the war by being moved between various addresses until the end of hostilities. On March 19, 1987, Yad Vashem recognized Dr. Yntze Heida and his wife, Roelofje Heida-de Boer, as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Huwelijkspartner:	Yntze Heida	geb. 14 Juli 1899
Huwelijk:	22 Aug 1924	Schoterland