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This term we have been searching for stories of heroes who have really made a difference in peoples, Made there mark on the world and helped people so much. People wont forget it.

We were supposed to do three so I am still working on them:

Hermine Santrouschitz (Miep Gies)

Miep Gies was a kind lady who was born on February 16th, 1909 in Vienna, Austria. During the holocaust Miep moved to Amsterdam in Holland because she decided it was not safe. When she arrived she got a job at Travies & Company, Her boss was named Mr Frank and they were jewish. He got away from the terrible things that were happening to the jewish people.

His family came over, To get protection so Miep hid them from the Nazi’s in her house. She had to provide a lot of food even though food was scarce at the time she always managed to have a good amount of food for them because she kept quite a few more jews in her house than the Frank Family. Miep fell in love and married a dutchman named Henk.

Miep Gies is a hero because she hid many jews from the Nazi’s for protection. Even though the times were tough she never complained and did her best. Later on The jews were captured from Miep and Henk but because she was so nice Miep did not have to be a slave for them. There is no day that Miep won’t think about the jews being capture, Taking in as slaves and getting killed.

Almost a year later Miep had her first baby boy named Peter.

Balto the Dog

Balto was an extraordinary dog. He saved a lot of children’s lives in Nome. In 1925 the doctors realised there was a deadly diphtheria epidemic starting to sweep through the little city of Nome. The only serum that could cure the outbreak was thousands of miles away in Alaska. A really huge storm hit and the docks were closed, So the only way they could get the serum was through sled relay. Balto was the head dog of the sled. It was an incredible journey, Some people got frostbite, Some got really sick. But overall it was worth it. Balto became a well-known dog because he is a life-saver. Sadly Balto The Dog is not with us today but there is a statue of him in memory. It is situated in New York City’s Central Park.