Who is marty brounstein

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Obituaries ». When they returned to the U. Between those resources — information from the Wijnakker children who have been very supportive and his own historical research — Marty was able to put the story together, exploring the remarkable and unusual efforts of Frans and Mien Wijnakker.

Even those involved with resistance groups did not help to hide Jews. The operation started with a simple call for help. Frans was a risk taker He had a black market business during the war, traveling by train to major cities in the west and selling meat and eggs.

This was against the law. In the spring of , on a business trip to Amsterdam, he called upon a doctor acquaintance with whom he had done business in the past.

The doctor told him of a young girl in the city whom he wanted to move to the safer countryside; maybe Frans could take her? And by the way, she was Jewish. Unlike most people who would refuse or turn them into the authorities, Frans said yes. When Frans came home near midnight taking someone out of the city during the day would be too risky , his wife Mien told him she had been worried sick when he had not come home by suppertime.

Since then, Brounstein and Baars have held more than events at schools, houses of worship, civic organizations, and even private companies sharing the story. Brounstein says the overwhelming and emotional response they get from audiences is what keeps them going. The seventh year already booked.

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