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Annual Report 2025
Hunting Jack Foundation In 2025, the Hunting Jack Foundation focused on loss, continuation and future sustainability. The year was profoundly influenced by the sudden death of founder Jack Kooistra on January 14, 2025. His life's work is documenting war victims and making forgotten names visible forms the heart of the foundation and is continued with great dedication. Remembrance and tribute On January 21, 2025, Jack Kooistra was cremated with limited military honors, accompa
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Jan 32 min read


The final resting place of Hunting Jack
Op 17 september is de asurn van Jack Kooistra geplaats op de Noorderbegraafplaats in Leeuwarden.
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Oct 10, 20251 min read


Jack Kooistra's latest book names 5,017 murdered Jewish children
Jack Kooistra, who died in January of this year, still had a mission: to write a book about the 5,017 innocent Jewish children (aged 0 to...
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Jul 16, 20251 min read


Fantastic news!
Today Eddy van der Noord, from the publisher Louise, presented the first copy of "5017 murdered Jewish children". It is the 13th book by...
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Jun 9, 20251 min read


The Eagle Has Landed
On January 14, 2025, Jack Kooistra passed away at the age of 94. Family, friends and acquaintances said goodbye on January 20.
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Feb 8, 20251 min read
Annual Report 2024 Hunting Jack Foundation
The Hunting Jack Foundation was founded on February 21, 2024 by Jacques Kooistra. The Foundation Board consisted of the following...
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Feb 8, 20253 min read


Mayor Buma on a visit
On October 4, mayor Buma and chief of staff Gonda de Vries visited Jack Kooistra. A special visit.
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Nov 4, 20241 min read


Presentation of the New Guinea Remembrance Cross to Jack Kooistra
On May 7, 2024, Jack Kooistra was awarded the New Guinea commemorative cross (for the second time). This happened in the presence of a...
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Jul 5, 20241 min read


Veterans Day May 5, 2024
On May 5, 2024, the Friesland Veterans Day Foundation organized a Provincial Veterans Day for the 15th time. Jack Kooistra was also...
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Jul 5, 20241 min read


On Tuesday, April 16, King's Commissioner Friesland Arno Brok visited Jack Kooistra at Bennema State in Hardegarijp.
In the presence of Commander Frijling and Major Smits, an animated conversation was held with Brok. Various topics were discussed. CdK...
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Jul 5, 20241 min read


Archive becomes digitally accessible
Omrop Fryslân wrote a nice article about digitizing the tickets. Want to read more about this story? Then click further . Including video.
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Jul 5, 20241 min read
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