▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Some ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁prison ▁for ▁publishing ▁a ▁small ▁newspaper ▁with ▁six ▁friends , ▁that ▁advoc ated ▁peace . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁her ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁Il se ▁Ba um gart , ▁who ▁was ▁half ▁Jewish ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Berlin ▁under ▁an ▁assumed ▁identity , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁secretary , ▁got ▁into ▁great ▁trouble . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁plot , ▁she ▁asked ▁" Is ▁the ▁sw ine ▁( H it ler ) ▁dead ? ▁Then ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁finally ▁over ". ▁Her ▁comment ▁was ▁reported , ▁but ▁the ▁officer ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁arrest ▁her ▁was ▁himself ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁Naz is , ▁and ▁gave ▁her ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁to ▁escape . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁hidden ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁nine ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Git ta ▁B auer . ▁B auer ▁later ▁rec ount ed : ▁" This ▁was ▁no ▁big ▁moral ▁or ▁religious ▁decision . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁she ▁needed ▁help . ▁We ▁knew ▁it ▁was ▁dangerous , ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁careful , ▁but ▁we ▁didn ' t ▁consider ▁not ▁taking ▁her ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Git ta ▁B auer ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁" R igh te ous ▁among ▁the ▁Nations " ▁by ▁Y ad ▁V ash em ▁for ▁saving ▁her ▁friend . ▁She ▁was ▁initially ▁in ▁doubt ▁about ▁accepting ▁the ▁honor ,