Those Who Save

Whenever I think about what I would do if a genocide was happening around me, I always think of those who saved Jews and other victims of the Holocaust. Immediately my thoughts turn to Miep Gies. Why is this? Certainly she did great things in defending the Frank family for as long as possible. However didn't other people do the same thing she did for other families? Why do we not know the name of those people? Although I'm sure most, if not all, did not do it for recognition, I believe that they should get just as much recognition and credit as Ms. Gies does. I tend to think her name is well-known because Anne Frank is the most common name associated with the Holocaust. However I think that we need to honor and recognize all those of defended victims and potential victims of the Holocaust. I think many times history discounts how much people put on the line to stand up for what they thought was right. There should be many more household names when we think of Holocaust survivors and rescuers.