Johtje Vos, Who Saved Wartime Jews, Dies at 97 Permalink
Johtje Vos, a Dutch woman who with her husband hid three dozen Jews in their home during World War II, shepherding them through a tunnel under the backyard and into the woods whenever the Gestapo pounded on the door, died on Oct. 10 in Saugerties, N.Y. She was 97, and had lived in Woodstock from 1951 until a year ago.
When one visits the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. there's a wall honoring these unsung heroes. This obituary of a courageous Dutch woman is worth reading. It gives us a chance to honor Ms. Vos and her husband. Permalink