I just got off the phone with a principal of a Christian school in DeWitt, Iowa. In 2009, her students raised money to put up a stone in remembrance of Esther Schiff in their school yard. Esther and her husband Saul were very touched by this memorial.
Just a few weeks ago, Saul and I talked about his being an American soldier during the war. He was on the beaches of Normandy. He was a handsome American hero!
He also experienced the horror of Dachau. I've known Saul for many years but he has never told me about this before. He explained with tears in his eyes what it was like for a young American soldier (who happened to be Jewish) to witness the horror of a concentration camp.
I told him I had to find a young author to tell his story! He said he didn't think it was worth telling but I disagree!
This morning Principal Chris Meyer from St. Joseph school in DeWitt agreed with me! She is organizing her staff and her students to tell Saul's important story.
I'm going to arrange to take my computer to the Schiff's apartment and have him visit class via Skype. The wonders of modern technology!
The hardest part will be explaining Skype to Saul & Esther! They admittedly are computer "illiterates" and they like it that way!
I love it when things fall in place to have an important story told by my young authors! I've never felt so blessed!
Just a few weeks ago, Saul and I talked about his being an American soldier during the war. He was on the beaches of Normandy. He was a handsome American hero!
He also experienced the horror of Dachau. I've known Saul for many years but he has never told me about this before. He explained with tears in his eyes what it was like for a young American soldier (who happened to be Jewish) to witness the horror of a concentration camp.
I told him I had to find a young author to tell his story! He said he didn't think it was worth telling but I disagree!
This morning Principal Chris Meyer from St. Joseph school in DeWitt agreed with me! She is organizing her staff and her students to tell Saul's important story.
I'm going to arrange to take my computer to the Schiff's apartment and have him visit class via Skype. The wonders of modern technology!
The hardest part will be explaining Skype to Saul & Esther! They admittedly are computer "illiterates" and they like it that way!
I love it when things fall in place to have an important story told by my young authors! I've never felt so blessed!
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