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"On our recent visit to Amsterdam, my wife, Jenni, and our my daughter, Sophie and our son-in-law, Peter, had the privilege of visiting the Anne Frank House.

Anne and her Jewish family hid there for about two years during the second world war, and were found out. Ultimately, all but the father came to an untimely demise in the concentration camps.

The tour of the house features lessons learned from Anne’s diary. This excerpt struck me today. It’s a poem penned by this amazing young girl.

“Once again St. Nicholas Day.
Has even come to our hideaway;
Our Lady of Peace Chapel on Xavier University’s campus
It won’t be quite as fun, I fear,
As the happy day we had last year.
Then we were hopeful, no reason to doubt
That optimism would win the bout,
And by the time this year came round,
We’d all be free, and safe and sound.
Still, let’s not forget it’s St. Nicholas Day,
Though we’ve nothing left to give away.
We’ll have to find something else to do:
So everyone please look in their shoe!?”

Anne Frank (1929-1945) in The Diary of a Young Girl"