Dirk Boonstra (24 February 1893 – 9 September 1944) was a police commander for the village of
Grijpskerk
Grijpskerk is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 18 km west of the city of Groningen.
Grijpskerk was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuid ...
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.
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External links
Dirk Boonstra– his activity to save Jews' lives during the
Holocaust, at
Yad Vashem website
1893 births
1944 deaths
Dutch police officers
Dutch Righteous Among the Nations
People from Het Bildt
Dutch people who died in Nazi concentration camps
People who died in Flossenbürg concentration camp
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