[Sabramerican]

ANNA GERLOVA, whose late mother Jana Sudova hid four Jews from the Nazis, holds a certificate recognizing her mother as a Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem yesterday. Jakob Silberstein (second from right) is one of the men Sudova saved.

[visualops]

Wow, great story, thanks for posting. Love thy neighbor as thyself.

[Torie]

These tales of lonely courage of the "ordinary," with nothing to gain, and everything to lose, animated by basic humanity, and a sense of right and wrong, by which they hew, even when the going gets though, even when it is of the "other," are always very moving. If only most of us, could meet that standard. But of course, most of us do not and will not. And thus the reward, and the honor, is right and fitting. It recognizes the seemingly ordinary as extraordinary.

[AnnaZ]

While it's too bad the mom didn't live to see the survivor's face, and hear his tale, it's a truly inspiring story nonetheless.

[mplsconservative]

Wonderful story about the kindness one finds in human nature. It's all about goodness of the soul and recognizing right and wrong, even under the threat of losing all that you have. God bless this woman. I can only hope to have the guts she had to do what she did. I pray daily to have such strength.

I'm dealing with minatuae about the flip side of human nature today and this article brings it all into perspective. Thanks for posting this. It's inspiring!

[Boazo]

That is a wonderful story.

[Physicist]

May I remember and call upon her example when I am needed to.

[khnyny]

Great story. There are many, many stories of human love and courage during WWII that never really get the attention they deserve. Many European Christians (Catholics) including many priests and nuns risked their lives to save Jews and many were sent to concentration camps and were killed. Many Christians died at the hand of the Nazis. It is a story that deserves attention.

[Mears]

I have searched my soul ever since the end of WWII wondering if I would have brave enough to do something like this.

I like to think that I would but I have never really come up with an answer.

My only hope is that,with bad enough circumstances,I would rise to the occasion.

[fso301]

I can't say what I'd do until the situation demanded it. On one hand, the person at the door may be undercover Gestapo. On the other hand, the person may be genuine. My decision would be based on a variety of subjective readings taken in the matter of seconds.

I presume an undercover Gestapo man could never take on the look of desperation that a Jewish escapee would have had. However, making the distiction between an undercover Gestapo man and a partisan who was merely moving through an area might be difficult.

[Old Professer]

A simple act of kindness coupled with sensible resolve, a violent rage made survivable by the habits of a studied and chilled rabbit made a place to secret a grateful man long enough to set him on a course to right the terrible wrong that madness always brings; we may have reason to go on as well.

[SJackson]

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