Jack Kooistra
Jacob "Jack" Kooistra (24 March 1930 – 14 January 2025) was a Dutch journalist, World War II historian and Nazi hunter.
Jack Kooistra | |
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| Born | Jacob Kooistra 24 March 1930 Zwaagwesteinde, Netherlands |
| Died | 14 January 2025 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | journalist, historian and Nazi hunter |
| Awards | Order of Orange-Nassau (1998, 2024), Zilveren Anjer (2016) |
Starting from a young age, Kooistra started tracking names of soldiers who died during World War II for his entire live. He created almost 180,000 name cards with information. After having this archive in his house, it was moved to the private museum "Militair Mobiel Depot" in Loosdrecht. In 1992, Kooistra, tracked down together with the television program Reporter, the Nazi collaborator Jacob Luitjens, nicknamed De Schrik van Roden, in Canada. Canada expelled him and Luitjens was sentenced to 28 months in prison in the Netherlands. Koostra became known nationally and received the nickname the Frisian Wiesenthal. He wrote multiple World War II books inclusive biographies and was journalist for Friesch Dagblad.[1][2]
Kooistra received the Zilveren Anjer in 2016 from Beatrix of the Netherlands.[3] In 1998 he became Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau and was promoted Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in August 2024.[2]
Jack Kooistra Media
Taal Lake vicinity in the Philippines.
Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of Lake Taal and ash-blanketed Taal Volcano on January 23, 2020, during the 2020–2022 eruptions
References
- ↑ "De Friese Wiesenthal stopt ermee". NRC Handelsblad (in Nederlands). 13 June 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jack Kooistra (94) overleden, man die 'Schrik van Roden' opspoorde". NOS (in Nederlands). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Zilveren Anjers 2016". Cultuurfonds (in Nederlands). 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Friese nazi-jager Jack Kooistra (94) overleden". Omrop Fryslân (in Nederlands). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.