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Historical Heroics: Ten Boom Family
Heroes are not born with super human powers or created from alien DNA, but are everyday people who rise to the occasion when needed. Ben Levy, a passenger of Asiana Flight 214, during an interview with Anna Werner stated, “Heroism is not one person saving the world. I think it is about every single action you can take together, combined to create this real heroic event . . . .” The Ten Booms as a Family exemplified Mr. Levy’s definition of heroism. When Hitler’s troops invaded the Netherlands, the Ten Boom’s door opened to anyone and everyone in need of shelter. As the Reich began herding Jews and dissenters, the Ten Boom family took them in and hid…