Decades later, though, the 88-year-old Holocaust survivor finally got something she had always longed for: a high school diploma. “The rest of the class instantly said ‘yes, let’s give her an honorary diploma,’” said Nabel, the principal. The original idea was to present Schreiber with a diploma at the school’s graduation ceremony, but when covid-19 hit, the service became virtual and the honorary diploma plan was put on pause. ADAD“But we still really wanted to do this for her,” said Miriam Brander of Jewish Family Services. “There’s no greater sign of how she won after a lifetime of struggle.”That was certainly true for Schreiber.

Source: Washington Post August 25, 2020 09:56 UTC