In 1943, a four-year-old named Michael Hochberg was taken in by a couple, Rozalla Jakubowska and her husband. It was dark times outside, as the Holocaust was in full swing. This couple wanted to save this little boyโs life, so they kept him hidden for two years. The only way he could get fresh air was at night in complete darkness.
This loving couple were not kidnappers. They were Christians who were against the Nazi regime and beliefs. They felt that the eradication of the Jewish was wrong and immoral. In order to protect the boy, Rozalla treated Michael as if he were her very own son, and Rozallaโs daughter, Krystyna, treated him like a little brother.
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Two years later, in 1945, Poland was liberated from Nazi rule, and Michael was brought to a Jewish orphanage. Michael never saw the family that saved his life again, but he never forgot everything they had done for him.
Seventy years later, Michael managed to locate the family that loved him like a son. Although Rozalla had passed away, he reunited with Krystyna (the video below), and it was a touching reunion that will move you to tears.
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Man collects pennies for 45 yrs leaving bank tellers at a loss for words when he arrives to cash in
Over the course of 45 years he never accepted a penny from anyone. Not family, friends, no one but he only collected oneโs he managed to get himself.
Sasha Alonzo
03.30.23
Weโve all collected something at one point or another in our lives.
If you collected all the pennies you could find for an entire month, how many do you think youโd have?
What about if you collected pennies for an entire year?
Now, consider how much money you would have if you collected pennies for 45 years.
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This man collected pennies for 45 years and blew his bank tellers away when he brought them in.
Anders said that he began seeing pennies as a reminder to stop and say a prayer.
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โIf I would see a penny when Iโm gassing up, on the ground, or in a store, it would be a reminder to stop right there and say a prayer,โ Anders said to ABC News. โI never failed to do that. Thatโs why they had so much value to me.โ
At no point during all of his penny-collecting did Anders accept coins as a gift from anyone else.
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โBut I never allowed anyone, not even my wife nor children, to give me pennies without being compensated,โ he continued. โI wanted the inner satisfaction that God and I acquired this collection.โ
โI became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny was an additional God-given incentive reminding me to always be thankful. There have been days where I failed to pray and more often than not, a lost or dropped penny would show up to remind me.โ
Anders filled big water jugs with the coins he collected.
He said at one point his goal was to fill up 5 giant water jugs but once he had done that, he felt the urge to keep going.
He needed to go to the bank and turn them in or else heโd never do it.
At the time he finally went to the bank, he had filled 15 5-gallon jugs.
โI wanted to fill five five-gallon water jugs. That was the goal, but I couldnโt stop. โฆ If I hadnโt turned them in yesterday, I was not going to stop.โ
In addition to the intrinsic value Anders found in collecting the pennies, they also added up to have significant financial value.
After finding out his homeownerโs insurance policy wouldnโt cover his collection, he called the Origin Bank in Ruston, Louisiana, where he had been a customer for years.
Anders let them know he would be coming in with a large number of pennies.
They were happy to help but it was quite the undertaking.
โWe value his business, as we do all of our customers,โ said the bankโs Vice President Jennie Cole. โBut if we can help Anders with his endeavors, we are happy to do so.โ
