Thoughts on being Jewish: Tiny Tina Strobes, 89, Saved the Lives of More Than 100 Jews in Amsterdam

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Tiny Tina Strobes, 89, Saved the Lives of More Than 100 Jews in Amsterdam

I just read about a fiesty, non-Jewish woman, now living in Rye, NY, who hid Jewish families in her Amsterdam home, just a few doors down from where Ann Frank was stashed and found. Strobos, who was questioned, tortured and beaten by the Gestapo when then began to suspect her, lived to move to the United States and become a psychiatrist here. "A carpenter came from the Underground," Strobos said, "and he built a hiding place for Jews on the top floor of our house." The floor was equipped with a... Sign in to see full entry.

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