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.