Early this morning, it was announced that our "lockdown" is over, and it is back to the regular routines of prison life...
We were all let out for breakfast, as opposed to being fed in our cells. So now I'm getting back into gear.
This afternoon I went to the library, which I can do either Monday afternoons from 1 to 3 PM (if I do not have to do my work assignment), or Friday afternoons during the same time period. I always try to get to the library at least once per week, as I like to read the newspapers or do some research, or get some books.
Well as I was browsing among the shelves, I came across a book I had read several times, maybe the last time was in 1990. However, I had been meaning to take it out again, and I did. This book is: "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."
This afternoon I went to the library, which I can do either Monday afternoons from 1 to 3 PM (if I do not have to do my work assignment), or Friday afternoons during the same time period. I always try to get to the library at least once per week, as I like to read the newspapers or do some research, or get some books.
Well as I was browsing among the shelves, I came across a book I had read several times, maybe the last time was in 1990. However, I had been meaning to take it out again, and I did. This book is: "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl."
| When I got back to my cell, I immediately started reading it. What a gem this book is, and what a wonderful source of encouragement and inspiration. Anne Frank was a Jewish girl, fourteen years old, who was living in Holland when World War II began, and the Nazis entered the country to round up all the Jews and take them to the concentration camps. They hunted down men, women, and children; they had no mercy. However, a Gentile couple who were friends with Anne's father risked their lives to hide the Frank family, as well as another Jewish family, in several secret rooms deep inside of a warehouse. Anne, while confined in her little hideaway, diligently kept a diary. |  Click image for more information. |
But as fate would have it, her parent's hideaway was eventually discovered by the Nazis, and Anne Frank and her family were hauled off to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Anne and her family managed to hide at this secret location for approximately two years. For many hours of each day, she and the others had to live in almost total silence, not being allowed to speak above a whisper.
Sadly, however, this exceptionally gifted Jewish girl died in that concentration camp in 1945, several months before her sixteenth birthday.
Nevertheless, after the war, her father, who was the only survivor of the Nazi purges, found Anne's diary on the floor of her room. He had returned to the old building after the war. Her diary was eventually published, and today it is known throughout the world.
Well, I am already on page 50, and I am taking my time reading this. You see, when I have a very good book I enjoy reading it slowly, not wanting to miss anything, and wanting to savor every word.
There is so much to learn from reading about Anne Frank's life. I know the Lord is using this book to encourage me. And I think every person should be familiar with her.
I believe that, as a Jew, and as one who knows what the Bible says, there are going to be very difficult days ahead for the Jewish people. The Old Testament prophets, as well as Jesus the Messiah, often spoke about the "latter days" and the "time of sorrows" that will be at the end of the age.
The struggles the Jewish people will be facing in the days ahead are going to be beyond comprehension. Yet the Lord will be with them. They will suffer, but they will prevail.
I also believe that Anne Frank will become an even greater example to her own people. She suffered extreme hardship but kept her spirit up. Her story has already inspired millions from all walks of life. But I think the best days for Anne's diary are still ahead.
D.B.
Anne and her family managed to hide at this secret location for approximately two years. For many hours of each day, she and the others had to live in almost total silence, not being allowed to speak above a whisper.
Sadly, however, this exceptionally gifted Jewish girl died in that concentration camp in 1945, several months before her sixteenth birthday.
Nevertheless, after the war, her father, who was the only survivor of the Nazi purges, found Anne's diary on the floor of her room. He had returned to the old building after the war. Her diary was eventually published, and today it is known throughout the world.
Well, I am already on page 50, and I am taking my time reading this. You see, when I have a very good book I enjoy reading it slowly, not wanting to miss anything, and wanting to savor every word.
There is so much to learn from reading about Anne Frank's life. I know the Lord is using this book to encourage me. And I think every person should be familiar with her.
I believe that, as a Jew, and as one who knows what the Bible says, there are going to be very difficult days ahead for the Jewish people. The Old Testament prophets, as well as Jesus the Messiah, often spoke about the "latter days" and the "time of sorrows" that will be at the end of the age.
The struggles the Jewish people will be facing in the days ahead are going to be beyond comprehension. Yet the Lord will be with them. They will suffer, but they will prevail.
I also believe that Anne Frank will become an even greater example to her own people. She suffered extreme hardship but kept her spirit up. Her story has already inspired millions from all walks of life. But I think the best days for Anne's diary are still ahead.
D.B.