Johanna Maria Romijn
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Gijsbert Romijn | |
| Moeder: | Cornelia van Eck | |
| Geboren: | 1904 | Den Bosch |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Hoogstraten First Name: Johanna Maria Maiden Name: Romijn Date of Birth: 19/07/1903 Date of death: 10/01/1971 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: CHILDRENS HOME PRINCIPAL Organization/ Religious order: LO - Landelijke Organisatie Place during the war: Noordwijk, Zuidholland, The Netherlands ; Heemstede, Noordholland, The Netherlands ; Bennebroek, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Noordwijk, Zuidholland, The Netherlands ; Heemstede, Noordholland, The Netherlands ; Bennebroek, Noordholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2882) Thirteen-year-old Herbert Serphos was taken by the LO to hide in a childrens home in Noordwijk, South Holland, run by Johanna Hoogstraten-Romijn, whose father and brothers occupied important positions in Dutch society. One of her brothers was a member of the Resistance and persuaded Johanna, who was divorced with one son, to join him. Herbert was not the only boy to hide in the childrens home; two other Jewish boys of about the same age also lived there. One of them was Robert (Bob) Neeter, who moved to Australia after the war. Johannas son and the three boys, who had false papers, shared everything, living like brothers, and went to school together in Hillegom. When the Germans ordered all the residents of Noordwijk to evacuate the coastal plain, they were all forced to move inland and Johanna took the four boys to live in an apartment in Heemstede, North Holland, for six months, after which they moved to nearby Bennebroek. Herbert lived with Johanna for three years, even after the money his father provided for his maintenance ran out. Herbert and his mother testified that Johannas motives were both patriotic and humantarian, and Herbert called her behavior heroic. On March 29, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Johanna Maria Hoogstraten-Romijn as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Jacobus Hoogstraten | geb. 1908 |
| Huwelijk: | 6 MEI 1930 | Bennebroek |
| Scheiding: | 18 Juli 1933 | Haarlem |