Jane+Haining

Jane Haining was born in Scotland in the year June 6th, 1897. She died in July 7th, 1944 at the age 47. The cause of her death is not really known. Some sources say she died of disease, some stating of starvation, and other say she was gassed. You may not have heard about her but she did pretty amazing things showing even normal people can make a change.

Jane Haining lived in Dunscore, a small village in south Scotland. She was also a farmer. Jane Haining is the sixth child and the third daughter. when Jane was 5 her mother died during childbirth. Jane Haining after took the role to care for the family. Jane She was sent on a mission in hungary. Because of this she became quite fluent in the language. the mission she was on was teaching the orphans there that were jewish. March 1944 the Scottish missionaries were told to leave and return to scotland, but from a different source, dunscore.org.uk, it says that Haining had 315 students and that Haining was not willing to leave. She felt needed there. It says here from the cite independent.co.uk that Haining while refusing she said this this,” If these children need me in the time of sunshine, how much more do they need me in the time of darkness?” It also states that haining was arrested a month later while she was sewing. She was arrested for 8 offenses that include: Haining also confessed to all of them except for being active in politics. She would soon find herself tattooed with the number 79467. August 1944 Haining died. Cause of death uncertain, but on the cite independent.co.uk it says on her death certificate said,” Cachexia following intestinal catarrh” in other words she starved. also something else from this site that was sad, a quote from one of Haining’s ward,” I see the smile on her face while she bade me farewell. I never saw miss Haining again...I realized that she had died for me and for others.” The only memorials to Jane Haining are a stained glass window in a church in Queen’s Park Church and where she once worshiped a plaque in Dunscore Kirk.
 * 1) spying
 * 2) working with jews
 * 3) weeping when seeing the orphans with the yellow david stars sewed on their dress
 * 4) listening to a broadcast of BBC
 * 5) dismissing her housekeeper
 * 6) having too many british visitors
 * 7) visiting british prisoners of war
 * 8) that she was active in politics
 * 9) that she had sent the british prisoners parcels

Works Cited Brocklehurst, Steven. "Jane Haining: The Scot Who Died in Auschwitz." BBC News. BBC News Website, 30 Nov. 2014. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.

"Jane Haining - Righteous Among the Nations." Jane Haining - Righteous Among the Nations. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.

"Jane Haining." - Village of Dunscore. Mist Labs, n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.

"Jane Haining, Scotland's Schindler." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 20 Dec. 2008. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.

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