“With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: ‘He is good; his love to Israel endures forever.’ And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.” – Ezra 3:11
Marcel Mangel was born on 22 March 1923 in Strasbourg, France. As a young man, he wanted to become an actor. When the Nazis invaded France, Marcel, who took the stage name of Marcel Marceau, began working for the French Resistance.
His cousin was involved in smuggling Jewish children out of French orphanages into Switzerland.
He recruited Marcel, who posed as a Boy Scout leader to trick the authorities. “I went disguised as a Boy Scout leader and took 24 Jewish kids, also in scout uniforms, through the forests to the border, where someone else would take them into Switzerland,” he recalled.
Marcel’s talents as a mime were important in their mission.
“The kids loved Marcel and felt safe with him,” said his cousin Georges Loinger. “The kids had to appear like they were simply going on vacation to a home near the Swiss border, and Marcel really put them at ease.”
In all, Marcel made several trips into Switzerland and his goodness saved 70 children from the Holocaust.
God is good. Today in prayer, let the goodness of God be part of your life.
“The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.” – Basil Hume
God’s Word: “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.” – Psalm 145:3
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2020, Devotional E-Mail
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