Dirk Boonstra

Dirk Boonstra
Born(1893-02-24)24 February 1893
Sint Annaparochie, Netherlands
Died9 September 1944(1944-09-09) (aged 51)
Hersbruck, Germany

Dirk Boonstra (24 February 1893 – 9 September 1944) was a police commander for the village of Grijpskerk in the Netherlands during World War II. For his refusal to carry out an order to round up the remaining Dutch Jews in the area he was recognized in 1988 as Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem.

References

  • De Jong, L. (1975). Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (in Dutch). Staatsuitg. ISBN 90-12-00502-7.
  • Paldiel, M. (2007). The Righteous Among the Nations. Jerusalem Publishing House.


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