Biography.guide
Home › People › Radio personality › Everina Borst
Portrait of Everina Borst

Everina Borst

1888 – 1943

Belgian radio personality

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Everina Borst

Lived 1888 – 1943 (aged 55). Everina Borst was a Belgian radio personality.

Everina Johanna Borst (1888-1943, known as Moeder Sarov, married name Ruth Sarphatie) was a Belgian radio personality. She was known as "Mother Sarov" for her children's broadcasts on the radio station (SAROV) in the 1930s. taking the name Ruth Sarphatie after gioer. In 1923 they moved to the area of Ekeren, Antwerp. On 8 September 1942 their home was raided by the Waffen-SS, and Everina Borst and her husband were arrested. She was beaten and tortured by the SS. They brought Gabriel Sarphatie to the 'Dossin Kazerne' at Mechelen where he was sent with convoy X to Auschwitz on 15 September 1942; Everina Borst died of her injuries six months later, on 31 March 1943. She was buried in the cemetery at Brasschaat, and in 1946 was reburied with a monument bearing the inscription "Doodgemarteld voor de democratie" ("Tortured to death for democracy").

On 14 September 1944 the Volksgazet published an article titled "Moeder Sarov" werd langzaam vermoord ("Mother Sarov" was slowly killed).

A street in Sint-Mariaburg has been named Moeder Sarov-straat in her honour.

she was also the foster parent of Rabbi Friedrich see the book 'By the Hand of Hashem ': https://www.feldheim.com/by-the-hand-of-hashem

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Also known as
E.J. Borst, Everina Johanna Borst, Mother Sarov

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Everina Borst's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Everina Borst?

Belgian radio personality

When was Everina Borst born?

Everina Borst was born on 18 January 1888 in Kralingen.

When did Everina Borst die?

Everina Borst died on 31 March 1943 in Wilrijk.

What was Everina Borst's occupation?

Everina Borst was a radio personality.

What nationality was Everina Borst?

Everina Borst was Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Everina Borst

· Wikidata: Q45202444

· DBpedia: Everina Borst

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Everina Borst. https://biography.guide/everina-borst/

MLA: "Everina Borst." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/everina-borst/.

Chicago: "Everina Borst." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/everina-borst/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-26 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:14 UTC