Many residents of the Houston area are familiar with the story of Mary Rostad, the Belgian teenager who sabotaged Nazi cars and tanks, carried messages, and smuggled arms and ammunition during World War II as a member of the Belgian resistance and French underground.

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Denise Rostad, right, and Kim Rostad, Mary and Alan Rostad's children, speaking at Viterbo University's annual Holocaust Educators Workshop.

On April 5, the story contained in her book, "Squirrel is Alive," became part of the annual Teaching the Holocaust Educators Workshop held at Viterbo University. Squirrel was Mary Rostad’s code name during WW2. 

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Denise Rostad displaying her father's WW2 uniform.
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Alan and Mary Rostad in uniform after their wedding at the end of WW2 -- the same uniforms Kim and Denise displayed at the 2024 Holocaust Educator Workshop. 
  
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