LEST WE FORGET

 

Recently a photograph on AOL reminded me of Anne Frank and for good reason: it was of her stepsister. You might have never known Anne had a stepsister, but remember, Anne’s father survived the war and the Nazi prison camp, while he lost his wife and two daughters. Perhaps he began a new family. If you have never read Anne Frank’s diary covering the time she and her family hid away from Hitler and his minions (in Amsterdam) for about two years, you should read it. If you don’t read, the excellent movie version would be worth your while. On AOL the stepsister is quoted as saying one of our current presidential candidates is much like Hitler.

 

Hitler was in my generation and there are not many of us left. The younger generations have no idea how evil that man was. However, another film of a true story I recommend about that time and that evil man is “The Hiding Place,” the story of a Dutch watchmaker, Corrie ten Boon, whose family hid Jews in their home, and got caught. Corrie went to a Nazi prison camp, survived that with an occasional miracle, and was finally set free to tell the world her story. This film, with professional actors, was produced by the Billy Graham Association. Not for little children.

 

These two stories, The Diary of Anne Frank and “The Hiding Place,” both of them in book and movie format, should make you never want to vote for any candidate who reminds Anne’s stepsister of Hitler.