Ruth Meisner

Hana's grandmother
First appearance	Wireless, Part 1
In-story stats
Known ability	None
Formal name	Unknown
Gender
Date of death	July 6th 1989
Home	Germany, Israel
Occupation	Member of Nazi resistance
Child	Zahava Gitelman

Hana's grandmother is a member of the Nazi resistance. She left a strong legacy for her daughter and granddaughter.

Character History

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 1

Hana's tanta (grandmother) fights the Nazis; the resistance uses smoke to communicate and coordinate attacks. She fights a losing battle, until she is finally interred in Auschwitz.

In 1989, in Jerusalem, Israel, Hana, Zahava, and Hana's grandmother board a bus. The vehicle careens off the road in a suicide attack, and the two older women are killed, leaving Hana to survive in the hospital.

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 3

In 1944, Hana's grandmother is brought into custody by the Nazis. When she feels threatened by one of her captors, she kicks him in his jaw.

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 4

Thinking of her grandmother in World War II, Hana considers her pride.

Notes

• While in Auschwitz, Hana's grandmother receives a tattoo on her right wrist. The number sequence begins "359".
• It is unknown whether or not Hana's grandmother is Zahava's mother or mother-in-law.
• When speaking of her grandmother, Hana sometimes refers to her as "Tanta". On her MySpace page, Hana calls her "Bubbe".

Gallery

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  Hana's grandmother fights for the resistance against the Nazis.
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  Hana remembers that her grandmother had conviction ... and strong legs.
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  Head shaved, she was placed in a concentration camp at Auschwitz.
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  The day Hana's grandmother died, she boarded a bus destined for a suicide attack.

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