6 | OCTOBER 7 • 2021

1942 - 2021

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Judy Hall’s artwork she
created from Miss Anna’s
postage stamps to honor
the woman who made
such an impression on her.
It says “It was no pleasure
trip. We were running from
Hitler.”

remember how it scared me.
Later that day I told my family
what had happened.
One day after that, Miss
Anna said, “I have some things
for you. Do you want them?”
The two things that stood
out to me were a kitchen stove
and a super-big bag of canceled
postage stamps from around
the world and across time.
Later, I found out that Miss
Anna had moved to Southfield.
I went there to try and find
her but was unsuccessful. All
these years later, I decided to
celebrate Miss Anna’s life and
her sacrifices using the post-
age stamps she’
d given me to
retrace the steps she and her
family had taken to escape tyr-
anny and oppression.
When I called my sister to
ask to borrow her drill for
my art tribute, she asked me,
“What are you building — a
robot?” I laughed and said I

was attempting to tell Miss
Anna’s story, which had such a
big influence on me. My sister
cut me off and simply said, “I
remember when you shared
that experience with the fami-
ly.
” And I understood that I was

not the only one who had been
impacted by Miss Anna.

Judy Hall grew up on Indiana Street

in Northwest Detroit and never forgot

“Miss Anna.” She currently lives in

Midtown Detroit.

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