The Man Who Stepped Forward
In July 1941, at the Auschwitz concentration camp, a prisoner escaped. Nazi protocol demanded ten men die in retaliation. As the commandant read the names...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 13:34-35.
In July 1941, at the Auschwitz concentration camp, a prisoner escaped. Nazi protocol demanded ten men die in retaliation. As the commandant read the names aloud, one selected man — Franciszek Gajowniczek — collapsed, crying out for his wife and children. Then something happened that stunned the entire camp. A Catholic priest stepped out of the line. Father Maximilian Kolbe, prisoner 16670, walked calmly toward the commandant and said, "I am a Catholic priest.…
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