{"id":15884,"date":"2024-09-19T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/?page_id=15884"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:49:21","slug":"atomic-bomb-survivors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/nl\/japan\/atomic-bomb-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"Overlevenden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;HEADER &#8211; ROW&#8221; module_class=&#8221;HEADER-FIXXXX&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;ip-text-headers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Witnesses for Peace<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;JUST AFTER THE WAR,The Sisters of Notre Dame came to Japan from Okayama in response to the call for reconstruction in Hiroshima through the education of children.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Just after the war,<\/h2>\n<h3>The Sisters of Notre Dame came to Japan from Okayama in response to the call for reconstruction in Hiroshima through the education of children.<\/h3>\n<p>The Sisters opened a school for girls, located on a hilltop near the most devastated areas. Like Julie and the Sisters after the French Revolution, by providing a good education, they could teach young girls the skills they needed for life, while also reminding them that there is good in the world, and that a good God is with them, even in the most difficult times.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6RN8uJQeA6M?si=83SFSK1YjswCooqU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;AMONG THOSE WHO SURVIVED THE ATOMIC BOMBINGWere some who met the sisters and later, in response to God\u2019s call, became sisters of Notre Dame themselves:&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Among those who survived the atomic bombing<\/h2>\n<h3>Were some who met the sisters and later, in response to God&#8217;s call, became sisters of Notre Dame themselves:<\/h3>\n<p>Sister Agnes Hirota, Sister Anna Cecilia Sakimura, Sister Lucia Joseph Aratani, Sister Estelle Takabayashi, and Sister Bernadette Sakimura (not pictured). 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Vlak na de oorlog kwamen de Zusters van Notre Dame vanuit Okayama naar Japan om gehoor te geven aan de oproep tot wederopbouw in Hiroshima door middel van onderwijs voor kinderen. De zusters openden een school voor meisjes, gelegen op een heuveltop in de buurt van de meest verwoeste gebieden. Net als Julie en de zusters na de Franse Revolutie, konden ze door goed onderwijs te bieden jonge meisjes de vaardigheden bijbrengen die ze nodig hadden voor het leven, terwijl ze hen er ook aan herinnerden dat er goeds in de wereld is en dat een goede God met hen is, zelfs in de moeilijkste tijden. Onder degenen die de atoombom overleefden, waren er sommigen die de zusters ontmoetten en later, in antwoord op Gods roeping, zelf zusters van Notre Dame werden: zuster Agnes Hirota, zuster Anna Cecilia Sakimura, zuster Lucia Joseph Aratani, zuster Estelle Takabayashi en zuster Bernadette Sakimura (niet op de foto). Zuster Hirota, zuster Sakimura, zuster Aratani, zuster Takabayashi. We presenteren hun verhalen in detail in een artikel gepubliceerd in het online magazine Global Sisters. 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