A True Hero Passes

[uncle dave]

Somehow I missed this story until now.
http://michellemalkin.com/2010/01/11/miep-gies-r-i-p/

[Andrea J.]

yes a real hero
and she always said she did not want to be called a hero or known as one.
i think she always wanted to be remembered as a housewife.
what a fine woman!

[Arubalisa]

A courageous woman indeed.

[rob o]

Originally Posted by Andrea J.

she did not want to be called a hero or known as one

.....and that, my friends, is the sign of a true hero.

[Arubalisa]

I brought up the conversation at dinner tonight but I could not remember her name . Our 13 yo dd, knew it immediately.

[Andrea J.]

she is LEARNING something in school!!!
has she read the Diary of Anne Frank?

[Arubalisa]

Originally Posted by Andrea J.

she is LEARNING something in school!!!
has she read the Diary of Anne Frank?

She has read a book about her (biography). She then attempted to read the Diary and it was "too much". I think literally and figuratively. She knows about Hitler and the concentration camps but still has a bit of trouble wrapping her head around it.