Today (Yom Kippur), while waiting for Chazarat HaShatz I read a Chaim Walder story about Denmark and the Holocaust. It's mind boggling how many people were so much kinder than they had to be. They risked their lives for us. I am forever grateful for such uncommon decency.

I was reminded of the time that one of these heroes spoke in my school. I posted about it here. Jaap Penraat was the name of the typically humble hero who addressed us. I just discovered (NY Times obituary) that he passed away 5 years ago.