Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
Page 35
Page 36
Page 37
Page 38
Page 39
Page 40
Page 41
Page 42
Page 43
Page 44
Page 45
Page 46
Page 47
Page 48
Page 49
Page 50
Page 51
Page 52
Page 53
Page 54
Page 55
Page 56
Page 57
Page 58
Page 59
Page 60
Page 61
Page 62
Page 63
Page 64
Page 65
Page 66
Page 67
Page 68
In 2002 the red hand- kerchief was taken to Holocaust Museum Houston where it was recorded as the only Nazi prison handker- chief to survive the Holocaust. In 1944 Rie was given the red handkerchief at Vught Concentra- tion Camp as part of her prison uniform. Before being transported to Utrecht prison to stand trial for sabotage she asked her friends in the camp to sign their names in pencil on the handkerchief. Later she embroidered their names and messages with white cotton thread. Rie had been silent about the Holocaust for 57 years. In her interview for Eyewitness to History on the Holo- caust we learn her story... BOOK ORDERS at theredhandkerchief.com Ninety-two year old Holocaust survivor Marie Rie Spronk- Hughes may take a few extra minutes to get to the podium and you may have to lean in to hear her quiet voice which matches her elegant demeanor but mention bullying of any kind and this lamb quickly becomes a lion. Rie and her sister Katy are the heroines in The Red Handkerchief A Holocaust Memoir by Y.M. Yvonne Ward-Hughes who also hap- pens to be Ries daughter. Ward-Hughes wrote the courageous true story of her mother and aunt and their capture and imprisonment by the Nazis. In 1941 the two Roman-Catholic sisters were employed by a raincoat factory in Amsterdam that was taken over by the Nazis and the employees were forced to make Nazi uniforms. The girls aged 19 and 20 protested in a nationwide strike and ultimately be- gan to sabotage the uniforms. In 1944 they were arrested and sent to Vught Concentration Camp for their crime of standing up against the injustice they witnessed daily at the factory including the depor- tation of every Jewish employee. Part of the uniform the sisters were made to wear at the camp was a red handkerchief. Rie hoping to remember the brave women in her barracks asked each of them to sign their names and messages on it. Unwilling to speak of her harrowing experi- ence for 57 years Rie was finally persuaded by her daughter to meet with Dr. Ariel Levy the histo- rian at the Houston Ho- locaust Museum. Today the red handkerchief is part of a permanent ex- hibit at the museum. Holocaust Hero Advocates for Justice byTriciaWhite Managing Editor goodDEEDS SPECIAL PRESENTATION The Red Handkerchief A Holocaust Memoir Yvonne Ward- Hughes Thursday September 10 2015 from 630 PM - 830 PM Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St.m Houston TX 77004 713-942-8000 YVONNE AND RIE SPEAK AT SCHOOLS TO SHARE THEIR ANTI-BULLYING MESSAGE. HERE ARE EXCERPTS FROM A RECENT 8TH GRADE PRESENTATION IN PLANO Thank you for telling your story. I cant imagine what it was like to be taken from your home. You stood up for what you be- lievedyou are a really strong woman for never giving up never regretting anything and most important of all for never losing hope. - Itzel R. Hearing you speak taught me to stand up for what I believe in even if it could be dangerous. Even the smallest action could make a great impact in the world. - Iris L. Now after hearing your stories I can stand up to injustice. I want to help you put an end to it. - Avery K. Speaking recently at Renner Middle School in Plano L to RYvonne and Rie with English teacher Corie Rubenstein who coordinated the special appearance. They always want to hug hersaysYvonneWard- Hughes of students after they hear her 92-year-old mother speak out against injustice and bullying.