hid them from the nazis, saved their lives. years later, anna s grandfather was awarded a medal by the israeli government for his courage, honouring him as righteous among the nations. when she told shelley about him, something clicked. when i got the photo of the medal i looked at it and i thought, i know this, that s so weird, i ve seen this before. it s a medal that my grandfather produced when he was alive. neither woman could quite believe it, but archive records showed shelley s grandfather, moshe hecht, had made the exact medal awarded to anna s grandfather. when my grandfather was alive he had a factory for metalwork in israel, so he produced medals for people who the israeli government gave medals to and anna s grandfather was one of them. it s unbelievable and when i told my mum and my father, it s, no,
when she told shelley about him, something clicked. when i got the photo of the medal i looked at it and i thought, i know this, that s so weird, i ve seen this before. it s a medal from that my grandfather produced when he was alive. neither woman could quite believe it, but archive records showed shelley s grandfather, moshe hecht, had made the exact medal awarded to anna s grandfather. when my grandfather was alive he had a factory for metalwork in israel, so he produced medals for people who the israeli government gave medals to and anna s grandfather was one of them. it s unbelievable and when i told my mum and my father, it s, no, maybe it s another situation, but yeah, it s true! do you think it will be a lifelong friendship for you both? yeah.
in a position where we needed help. as everyone got to know each other better, anna told shelley about her grandfather, nikolai dykii. during the second world war he took injewish families, hid them from the nazis, saved their lives. years later anna s grandfather was awarded a medal by the israeli government for his courage, honouring him as righteous among the nations. when she told shelley about him, something clicked. when i got the photo of the medal i looked at it and i thought, i know this, that s so weird, i ve seen this before. it s a medal that my grandfather produced when he was alive. neither woman could quite believe it, but archive records showed shelley s grandfather, moshe hecht, had made the exact medal awarded to anna s grandfather. when my grandfather was alive he had a factory for metalwork in israel, so he produced medals for people
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