KLARA OUDKERK
Klara Oudkerk was born on May 18, 1920, in Den Helder. Her parents were Hijman Oudkerk, born on October 20, 1886, in Den Helder, and Debora Elte, born on June 30, 1887, also in Den Helder. Clara had a younger brother named Benjamin Hijman. He was born on April 25, 1922, in Den Helder. He married Ingrid Flodberg. He passed away on April 6, 2012, in Amersfoort.
On June 16, 1922, the family moved to Amsterdam, Alexander Boerstraat 2. This was around the corner from the Bürmann family. Hijman was a textile manufacturer.
In Den Helder, they lived at 21 Loodsgracht.
On June 16, 1922, the family moved to Amsterdam, Alexander Boerstraat 2. This was around the corner from the Bürmann family. Hijman was a textile manufacturer.
In Den Helder, they lived at 21 Loodsgracht.
Debora Elte, mother of Klara Oudkerk.
It is unclear when and how Klara and Tobias met. Tobias may have met her through Henk Pelser and his girlfriend Sarah Oudkerk; Sarah and Clara were nieces.
Klara on the beach © Simcha von Benckendorf
Klara © Simcha von Benckendorf
portret Klara © Simcha von Benckendorf
Tobias on the beach © Biallosterski
It is not known exactly when Klara and Tobias became engaged, but it was in any case shortly before the war broke out.
Because of her faith, Klara had to go into hiding in mid-October 1943. She did so with the Bangma family in Santpoort, where she used the alias Klaasje. At the time the Bangma family was warned about an impending raid, Klara also stayed for some time with the family of Johan (Han) van Beem on the Rijkstraatweg (?) in Santpoort. They lived diagonally behind the Bangma family.
At one point, Mrs. Bangma needed her help with preserving vegetables. While she was there, a raid was carried out at the Van Beem family’s house. The two (NSB) police officers saw a dress lying around and asked Mrs. Van Beem whose dress it was. She replied very calmly, “Oh, it belongs to a niece who occasionally stays here,” and that was the end of the matter.
This information was provided by Hans van Beem, a grandson of Han (jvanbeem@wxs.nl).
Because of her faith, Klara had to go into hiding in mid-October 1943. She did so with the Bangma family in Santpoort, where she used the alias Klaasje. At the time the Bangma family was warned about an impending raid, Klara also stayed for some time with the family of Johan (Han) van Beem on the Rijkstraatweg (?) in Santpoort. They lived diagonally behind the Bangma family.
At one point, Mrs. Bangma needed her help with preserving vegetables. While she was there, a raid was carried out at the Van Beem family’s house. The two (NSB) police officers saw a dress lying around and asked Mrs. Van Beem whose dress it was. She replied very calmly, “Oh, it belongs to a niece who occasionally stays here,” and that was the end of the matter.
This information was provided by Hans van Beem, a grandson of Han (jvanbeem@wxs.nl).
Marriage witht Boris Bogdanovsky Mach 19 1946 te Amsterdam © Hans van Beem
Jewish Brigade.
Klara’s parents lived in Amsterdam, around the corner from the Bürmann family, at 2 Alexander Boerstraat. The Bürmann family lived at 4 Willem Brouwerstraat, a corner house next to Café Keyzer. During the war, like Clara, they went into hiding in Santpoort, in the garden house of the Arpad family. They did not stand out much in Santpoort because the town was teeming with evacuees from Den Helder, who had been forced by the Germans to leave that city.
Mr. Bürmann had created a concealed room in the Oudkerk family home where the Oudkerks’ furniture was stored. The Bürmanns’ son also hid in this space with his friends to avoid being sent to Germany for forced labor (Arbeitseinsatz). A worker employed by Oudkerk, Barend, a committed NSB member, had made a passage between the two houses so that Bürmann’s son could disappear unseen. The Oudkerk family’s Persian carpets were placed in the Bürmann home during their period in hiding. At one point, they were almost stolen by a burglar, but he was caught just in time.
During the war, Clara visited the Bürmann family only once. Tobias also went there once during his second mission, arriving by bicycle, possibly on his way to North Holland for meetings with the men there. During that visit, Mr. or Mrs. Bürmann remarked to Tobs about his RAF boots, which were far too conspicuous. This visit must therefore have taken place in December 1944 or January 1945. Afterwards, Truus Bürmann accompanied Tobs to Halfweg, where they may have visited Truus’s grandmother. Tobias then continued alone by bicycle to North Holland. The Bürmann family knew that Tobias was involved in something illegal, though not exactly what. Mieke Bürmann suspects, however, that her father may have known a bit more.
Truus Bürmann visited Clara once at the Bangma family’s house to bring her money, but she was not allowed inside, possibly because there were other people in hiding there as well. Hijman Oudkerk had an extensive stamp collection, which Mr. Bürmann sold in parts. In this way, the Oudkerk family was provided with money. Before the war, Hijman Oudkerk had a tailoring workshop on Rustenburgstraat and traded in sewing machines. During the occupation, he was no longer allowed to continue his business, although he did receive money from Germans who had uniforms made there.
Clara and Boris met at a party at “Huize Erica,” which during the war had been a popular venue for the occupiers. Now Allied soldiers also came there, including members of the Jewish Brigade. Jewish people who had returned from the camps in Germany and Poland also attended.
Boris Bogdanovsky’s family originally came from Odessa. They had fled before the war because of the pogroms and settled in Haifa on Mount Carmel. Clara and Boris held their wedding reception at Hotel Krasnapolsky, where many men from the Jewish Brigade were also present. After the wedding, Boris returned fairly soon to Israel. Clara followed several months later because the region was very unstable. Clara’s parents remained in the Netherlands and regularly sent her a copy of De Groene Amsterdammer, hiding rolls of licorice inside, which Clara loved. After Hijman Oudkerk passed away, Debora also emigrated to Israel to live near her daughter. After the war, Boris worked at a bank in Israel.
Mieke and Truus Bürmann experienced something remarkable while walking the dog. At one point, a car passed them — which in itself was already unusual — and as they continued on, they saw a man lying on the sidewalk a little further ahead. He was lying with his head in a pool of thick blood. Next to his head was a wad of cotton that smelled of chloroform. Softly he groaned, “Hilfe.”
Truus opened his coat to see who he was. According to his Ausweis, it was Herbert Oelschlägel, a notorious SD officer. At that very moment, a man walked past them and hissed, “Get away!” The two girls quickly walked on, knocked at the door of an aunt in Beethovenstraat, and later returned home with the dog by a detour.
The next day, the Germans were looking for a nurse (Truus) with a child (Mieke), but the two girls simply went to school as usual, the Hervormd Lyceum on Brahmstraat. After classes, they walked home and passed two large villas on Apollolaan, where the Germans had shot 29 prisoners from Weteringschans prison in reprisal for the death of Herbert Oelschlägel. Mieke still remembers leaves from the trees floating in pools of blood… It was October 24, 1944.
Mr. Bürmann had created a concealed room in the Oudkerk family home where the Oudkerks’ furniture was stored. The Bürmanns’ son also hid in this space with his friends to avoid being sent to Germany for forced labor (Arbeitseinsatz). A worker employed by Oudkerk, Barend, a committed NSB member, had made a passage between the two houses so that Bürmann’s son could disappear unseen. The Oudkerk family’s Persian carpets were placed in the Bürmann home during their period in hiding. At one point, they were almost stolen by a burglar, but he was caught just in time.
During the war, Clara visited the Bürmann family only once. Tobias also went there once during his second mission, arriving by bicycle, possibly on his way to North Holland for meetings with the men there. During that visit, Mr. or Mrs. Bürmann remarked to Tobs about his RAF boots, which were far too conspicuous. This visit must therefore have taken place in December 1944 or January 1945. Afterwards, Truus Bürmann accompanied Tobs to Halfweg, where they may have visited Truus’s grandmother. Tobias then continued alone by bicycle to North Holland. The Bürmann family knew that Tobias was involved in something illegal, though not exactly what. Mieke Bürmann suspects, however, that her father may have known a bit more.
Truus Bürmann visited Clara once at the Bangma family’s house to bring her money, but she was not allowed inside, possibly because there were other people in hiding there as well. Hijman Oudkerk had an extensive stamp collection, which Mr. Bürmann sold in parts. In this way, the Oudkerk family was provided with money. Before the war, Hijman Oudkerk had a tailoring workshop on Rustenburgstraat and traded in sewing machines. During the occupation, he was no longer allowed to continue his business, although he did receive money from Germans who had uniforms made there.
Clara and Boris met at a party at “Huize Erica,” which during the war had been a popular venue for the occupiers. Now Allied soldiers also came there, including members of the Jewish Brigade. Jewish people who had returned from the camps in Germany and Poland also attended.
Boris Bogdanovsky’s family originally came from Odessa. They had fled before the war because of the pogroms and settled in Haifa on Mount Carmel. Clara and Boris held their wedding reception at Hotel Krasnapolsky, where many men from the Jewish Brigade were also present. After the wedding, Boris returned fairly soon to Israel. Clara followed several months later because the region was very unstable. Clara’s parents remained in the Netherlands and regularly sent her a copy of De Groene Amsterdammer, hiding rolls of licorice inside, which Clara loved. After Hijman Oudkerk passed away, Debora also emigrated to Israel to live near her daughter. After the war, Boris worked at a bank in Israel.
Mieke and Truus Bürmann experienced something remarkable while walking the dog. At one point, a car passed them — which in itself was already unusual — and as they continued on, they saw a man lying on the sidewalk a little further ahead. He was lying with his head in a pool of thick blood. Next to his head was a wad of cotton that smelled of chloroform. Softly he groaned, “Hilfe.”
Truus opened his coat to see who he was. According to his Ausweis, it was Herbert Oelschlägel, a notorious SD officer. At that very moment, a man walked past them and hissed, “Get away!” The two girls quickly walked on, knocked at the door of an aunt in Beethovenstraat, and later returned home with the dog by a detour.
The next day, the Germans were looking for a nurse (Truus) with a child (Mieke), but the two girls simply went to school as usual, the Hervormd Lyceum on Brahmstraat. After classes, they walked home and passed two large villas on Apollolaan, where the Germans had shot 29 prisoners from Weteringschans prison in reprisal for the death of Herbert Oelschlägel. Mieke still remembers leaves from the trees floating in pools of blood… It was October 24, 1944.
WEGGUM.COM
On October 23, 1944, late in the afternoon, the dangerous SD officer Herbert Oehlschlägel was shot dead at the corner of Apollolaan and Beethovenstraat in Amsterdam on the orders of the B.S. (Dutch Interior Forces) by an Amsterdam resistance hit squad (Knokploeg). The SD officer in question served as the liaison between the SD and the spies (V-Männer) who had infiltrated various illegal resistance groups. The original intention had been to kidnap Oehlschlägel and interrogate him before executing him, but this failed because he continued to resist fiercely, after which he was shot on the spot with a bullet through the head.
As a reprisal, Willy Lages, head of the SD in North Holland, after consultation with Rauter, ordered the execution of 29 prisoners from the House of Detention on Weteringschans. Most of them were “Todeskandidaten” — captured resistance fighters awaiting possible execution in the event of reprisals — but among them were also several prisoners awaiting transport to a concentration camp.
The executions took place in the early morning of October 24, 1944, on the wide central reservation of Apollolaan, close to the site of the attack. The bodies were left lying at the execution site for two days, after which they were removed and cremated at Westerveld crematorium.
Late last night in the southern district, on Apollolaan, a German officer was found murdered. As a reprisal measure, today two villas in front of which he was found were razed to the ground. The residents, entirely innocent, were taken hostage. And in front of an air-raid shelter across the street, 29 members of the underground resistance were shot without mercy.
As a reprisal, Willy Lages, head of the SD in North Holland, after consultation with Rauter, ordered the execution of 29 prisoners from the House of Detention on Weteringschans. Most of them were “Todeskandidaten” — captured resistance fighters awaiting possible execution in the event of reprisals — but among them were also several prisoners awaiting transport to a concentration camp.
The executions took place in the early morning of October 24, 1944, on the wide central reservation of Apollolaan, close to the site of the attack. The bodies were left lying at the execution site for two days, after which they were removed and cremated at Westerveld crematorium.
Late last night in the southern district, on Apollolaan, a German officer was found murdered. As a reprisal measure, today two villas in front of which he was found were razed to the ground. The residents, entirely innocent, were taken hostage. And in front of an air-raid shelter across the street, 29 members of the underground resistance were shot without mercy.
The 29 victims:
Franciscus X.A.M. Anink, born 12-04-1909 Amsterdam.
Cornelis Baas, born 27-03-1916 Grootebroek.
Jan Bakker, born 22-06-1892 Amsterdam.
Abraham Th. Bijland, born 18-07-1926 Amsterdam.
Jan Boekestein, born 24-01-1897 Schermerhorn.
Kornelis Bonte, born 25-01-1924 Hilversum.
Jozef A. Buis, born 05-09-1909 Zwaag.
Maurits Cohen, born 29-03-1912 Amsterdam.
Jacques A.A.Ch. Dekker, born 27-12-1898 Amsterdam.
Herman Drukker, sportleraar, 10-11-1910 te Amsterdam;
Job van Eyk, born 03-07-1896 Maassluis.
Tjerk Gaastra, born 04-03-1915 te Leiden.
Gerrit Gijzel, born 04-08-1917 Rhenen.
Jan C. Kleingeld, born 18-10-1900 Rotterdam.
Roelf H.C. Looy, born 15-09-1919 Alkmaar, aka 'Jan Knok'.
Gerrit Noorlander, born 24-12-1918 Amsterdam.
Pieter Nooteboom, born 23-08-1919 Rotterdam.
Petrus Oosterheert, born 11-02-1893 Appingedam.
Hendrik A. Oosterman, born 16-03-1918 Amsterdam.
Zwier Regelink, born 09-04-1909 Baarn.
Johannes A.F. van Rooy, born 27-04-1913.
Hendrik van der Spoel, born 31-03-1903 Oosterhesselen.
Oene Steenbeek, born 06-10-1915 Scherpenisse.
Johannes M. Swagerman, born 16-01-1899 Amsterdam.
Jan van Woerkom, born 10-11-1889 Hemmen.
Rienk Zevering, born 18-09-1901 Muiden.
Pieter Zijlstra, born 27-05-1921 Amsterdam.
Jacques P.J. Zillesen, born 28-03-1903 Utrecht.
According to Dr. Lou de Jong, the 29th victim was a criminal. The Netherlands War Graves Foundation lists a certain Johannes van Andel, who—based on the date and location—would have to be the 29th victim. Other sources, however, mention a German soldier: H. van der Mark.
Franciscus X.A.M. Anink, born 12-04-1909 Amsterdam.
Cornelis Baas, born 27-03-1916 Grootebroek.
Jan Bakker, born 22-06-1892 Amsterdam.
Abraham Th. Bijland, born 18-07-1926 Amsterdam.
Jan Boekestein, born 24-01-1897 Schermerhorn.
Kornelis Bonte, born 25-01-1924 Hilversum.
Jozef A. Buis, born 05-09-1909 Zwaag.
Maurits Cohen, born 29-03-1912 Amsterdam.
Jacques A.A.Ch. Dekker, born 27-12-1898 Amsterdam.
Herman Drukker, sportleraar, 10-11-1910 te Amsterdam;
Job van Eyk, born 03-07-1896 Maassluis.
Tjerk Gaastra, born 04-03-1915 te Leiden.
Gerrit Gijzel, born 04-08-1917 Rhenen.
Jan C. Kleingeld, born 18-10-1900 Rotterdam.
Roelf H.C. Looy, born 15-09-1919 Alkmaar, aka 'Jan Knok'.
Gerrit Noorlander, born 24-12-1918 Amsterdam.
Pieter Nooteboom, born 23-08-1919 Rotterdam.
Petrus Oosterheert, born 11-02-1893 Appingedam.
Hendrik A. Oosterman, born 16-03-1918 Amsterdam.
Zwier Regelink, born 09-04-1909 Baarn.
Johannes A.F. van Rooy, born 27-04-1913.
Hendrik van der Spoel, born 31-03-1903 Oosterhesselen.
Oene Steenbeek, born 06-10-1915 Scherpenisse.
Johannes M. Swagerman, born 16-01-1899 Amsterdam.
Jan van Woerkom, born 10-11-1889 Hemmen.
Rienk Zevering, born 18-09-1901 Muiden.
Pieter Zijlstra, born 27-05-1921 Amsterdam.
Jacques P.J. Zillesen, born 28-03-1903 Utrecht.
According to Dr. Lou de Jong, the 29th victim was a criminal. The Netherlands War Graves Foundation lists a certain Johannes van Andel, who—based on the date and location—would have to be the 29th victim. Other sources, however, mention a German soldier: H. van der Mark.
Willy Lages in gevangenschap na de oorlog.
Klara Oudkerk.
Born: May 18 1920 Den-Helder, North-Holland.
Nationality: Dutch.
Occupation: without
Father: Hijman Oudkerk, born October 20 1886 in Den Helder.
Mother: Debora Elte, born July 30 1887 in Den Helder.
Married to: Barch Beganovsky, born February 28 1915 in Odessa, Russia.
Marriage: March 19 1946 in Amsterdam.
Addresses.
A. Boerstraat 2HS, Amsterdam on June 15 1922.
PAL on July 3 1946.
A. Boerstraat 2HS, Amsterdam on August 6 1949.
Left for Haifa, Israël on January 29 1951.
Alex Boerstraat 2HS on June 9 1955.
Left for Haifa, Israël op August 3 1956.
Children.
Izchak Beganovsky
Shira Beganovsky
verv v 5) would have deneid Israël Nationality on July 2 1952.
Born: May 18 1920 Den-Helder, North-Holland.
Nationality: Dutch.
Occupation: without
Father: Hijman Oudkerk, born October 20 1886 in Den Helder.
Mother: Debora Elte, born July 30 1887 in Den Helder.
Married to: Barch Beganovsky, born February 28 1915 in Odessa, Russia.
Marriage: March 19 1946 in Amsterdam.
Addresses.
A. Boerstraat 2HS, Amsterdam on June 15 1922.
PAL on July 3 1946.
A. Boerstraat 2HS, Amsterdam on August 6 1949.
Left for Haifa, Israël on January 29 1951.
Alex Boerstraat 2HS on June 9 1955.
Left for Haifa, Israël op August 3 1956.
Children.
Izchak Beganovsky
Shira Beganovsky
verv v 5) would have deneid Israël Nationality on July 2 1952.
Monument slachtoffers Apollolaan.
Van Andel, Johannes.
Date of birth: June 8, 1911 (Schoten, North Holland)
Date of death: October 24, 1944 (Amsterdam)
Buried at: Netherlands War Graves Cemetery Westerveld, Driehuis (Driehuis)
Lived in Amsterdam, Van der Helstplein 11-2h. Son of Johannes van Andel (February 15, 1884, Haarlemmerliede c.a.) and Anna Margaretha van Riet Paap (November 8, 1889, Amsterdam).
Married on May 21, 1942, to Alida Grada Cornelia Looijer (February 1, 1895, Amsterdam).
Shopkeeper/trader. Dutch Reformed.
After his arrest, he was transferred to the House of Detention on Weteringschans in Amsterdam. As a reprisal for the liquidation of SD Criminal Secretary Herbert Gottlob Felix Oelschlägel (January 6, 1908, Böhlitz-Ehrenberg – October 23, 1944, Amsterdam), Van Andel was executed by firing squad on Apollolaan together with 28 fellow victims.
Van Andel was cremated on October 25, 1944, under number 16279 at Westerveld crematorium in Driehuis (municipality of Velsen).
His ashes were scattered in the Vijverpark near the crematorium.
Why was he arrested?
Date of birth: June 8, 1911 (Schoten, North Holland)
Date of death: October 24, 1944 (Amsterdam)
Buried at: Netherlands War Graves Cemetery Westerveld, Driehuis (Driehuis)
Lived in Amsterdam, Van der Helstplein 11-2h. Son of Johannes van Andel (February 15, 1884, Haarlemmerliede c.a.) and Anna Margaretha van Riet Paap (November 8, 1889, Amsterdam).
Married on May 21, 1942, to Alida Grada Cornelia Looijer (February 1, 1895, Amsterdam).
Shopkeeper/trader. Dutch Reformed.
After his arrest, he was transferred to the House of Detention on Weteringschans in Amsterdam. As a reprisal for the liquidation of SD Criminal Secretary Herbert Gottlob Felix Oelschlägel (January 6, 1908, Böhlitz-Ehrenberg – October 23, 1944, Amsterdam), Van Andel was executed by firing squad on Apollolaan together with 28 fellow victims.
Van Andel was cremated on October 25, 1944, under number 16279 at Westerveld crematorium in Driehuis (municipality of Velsen).
His ashes were scattered in the Vijverpark near the crematorium.
Why was he arrested?