She chose to write about her Uncle Leibel.
Most societies view a hero as a person with impressive physical abilities.
I believe there are many other people, who also have positive characteristics that do not include physical abilities, who could also be defined as heroes. For example, Leibel Rudolph, an Orthodox Jew and a television movie producer. He lived from 1942-1998. This characteristic is true of Leibel Rudolph. He risked so much on the making of this film.