Would you be brave enough or patient enough to hide in a tiny space for three years with little food and nothing to do? Like the Frank family, many other Jewish families found secret places to hide. The Stermers, Bileckis and Haars all went into hiding during the Holocaust to avoid being sent to concentration camps by the Nazis. For example, a family of 8 fled to a cave in Ukraine around October 1942 (Arkell). This family, the Stermers, hid in a cave with five other Jewish families, 38 people in total (Arkell). The mother, Esther, the father, Zaida, two of the brothers, Sam and Saul, and two others waited 18 months in this cramped space (Arkell). They probably didn't need to stay quiet since they were in a cave far from civilization, but I wonder if they were afraid of the people lurking around. An SS officer came and invaded the cave, but after having a little chat with Esther, they left and never returned (Arkell). She said, “What are you afraid of here? The Führer will lose the war because we live here? » (Arkel). At the end of a hard year and a half, the Russians liberated their Ukrainian city and they were saved (Arkell). There is a movie that explains all the hardships they endured (Arkell). Unlike the Stermers who hid from the Nazis, the Bileckis actually helped many people go into hiding. shelter, says Louis Bülow. They built a shelter in a cave and disguised it with branches and leaves so no one would know they were there (Bülow were forced to change locations because they feared pedestrian traffic near the Bülow cave (). Their new place was much closer to the Bilecki house, which made life much easier... middle of paper ...... his tragic event in the story would happen again. will forever remain in our hearts. Works Cited Arkell, Harriet. "The astonishing bravery of the Jewish family who escaped the Holocaust by hiding in an underground cave - for a year and a half Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd, April 5, 2013. Web. November 13, 2013. .Bülow, Louis. “Julian Bilecki, a hero of the Holocaust.” The Holocaust, the crimes, the heroes and the villains. The Holocaust, Crimes, Heroes and Villains, nd Web. November 18, 2013. .Kelly - Goss, Robert. “Hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family survives the Holocaust.” Daily advance. The Daily Advance, July 9, 2011. Web. November 18 2013. .