Laguna Woods resident hid in plain sight to survive Holocaust

Laguna Woods resident hid in plain sight to survive Holocaust

For many children, the game of hide-and-seek is played for fun, but for Betty Nasiell, hiding during part of her childhood was the key to her survival. When she was 6 years old and living in her native Netherlands, Nasiell saw German soldiers marching past her house singing a song about continuing on to England. Betty Nasiell, age 9, sits on the porch of a house where a family hid her during World War 11. Nasiell, 89, is now a Laguna Woods resi…