Talk about a mensch. When French photographer Sacha Goldberger realized that his 91 year-old grandmother Frederika was suffering from loneliness and depression, he wanted to see her smile again. Taking things a bit further than your average grandson, Goldberger created an entire project dedicated to the purpose of helping her kick the slump. In a brilliant unconventional move, he created a series of portraits portraying her as a superhero, with her trusty sidekick, the super-dog. The pictures are amazing:

Frederika was born in Budapest 20 years before World War II. During the war, at the peril of her own life, she courageously saved the lives of ten people. When asked how, Goldberger told us "she hid the Jewish people she knew, moving them around to different places everyday." As a survivor of Nazism and Communism, she then immigrated away from Hungary to France, forced by the Communist regime to leave her homeland illegally or face death.

Aside from great strength, Frederika has an incredible sense of humor, one that defies time and misfortune. She is funny and cynical, always mocking the people that she loves.

With the unexpected success of this series, titled "Mamika," Goldberger created a MySpace page for his grandmother. She now has over 2,200 friends and receives messages like: "You're the grandmother that I have dreamed of, would you adopt me?" and " You made my day, I hope to be like you at your age."

And so do we....