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Election
In 1932, the German presidential elections were held on March 13 and April 10. The President that was in term already, Paul von Hindenburg, was first elected in 1925, but was re-elected to another term. His enemy to this goal was indeed, Adolf Hitler. -
Heil
Gaby and Rose were sailing to the coast line with to her amazement, Gaby saw a mom put a baby on her shoulder and yelled, "Heil Hitler". They then quickly moved away from the beach and kept sailing for a while. -
Beer Garden with Karl
When Ulla, Gabby, and Karl went to the Beer Garden, a young man sat upon a high stool and started singing a Nazi song. Once they heard it, others started joining- including Karl which left Gaby in complete fear of him- considering the fact Ulla didn't mind. -
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Gabby lived in Berlin
Lived in Berlin and where the story takes place -
Saluting Hitler with Favorite Teacher
The day after Hitler was declared chancellor, Ms. Fraulein Katrina Hofstadt instantly seperated the Jewish girls from the Germans, calling on them less, lowering their grades, and making them look like idiots. Worst of all, this was Gaby's favorite teacher and when she jumped up out of her chair and screamed "Heil!" Rosa knew this wasn't going to end soon. -
Dropping out of School
Gaby soon finds out that Fraulein Katrina Hofstadt is Mr. Gobbels mistress. She then decided she can't handle all of this and drops out of school only to be home schooled by her well know father, Otto. -
BDM Girls
When Gaby's teacher asks for a meeting with her favorite girls, she asks Rosa and Gabby to be leaders of the Girls division of the Hitler Youth Group (BDM). When they refuse, she then ignores Rosa and Gaby and treats them as if they were Jews. -
Einstein's Books
Gaby looked out of the window on a rainy night and saw her mother and father burrying books and soon realized it was Einsteins scientific books; classified as Jewish books -
Gabby Turned Thirteen
Turned thirteen -
Gabby and Family Leave Berlin for Vacation
Left for vacation somewhere around June 3rd to somewhere up North. On the way Uncle Hessie interacts with some drunk Nazis and offers them to give them a ride home. -
Ulla's Pregnant
Months before Ulla was sick and said it was just the flu but one day Gaby asked her if she was sick and Ulla said that she was pregnant and was planning on getting married to Karl. -
The Engagement Party
It was decided that Ulla and Karl would have a small engagement party as they did not want a bunch of people to attend. When Karl's mother showed up with a picture of the both signed by Hitler himself, Gabys mom nearly had a heart attack. The next day it as in the trash. -
Leaving without Ulla
Only a day later the Schrams moved out of Berlin in luck for a better surrounding, only Ulla decides to stay with Karl and Uncle Hessie. -
Hitler.
Hitler's was ruled as chancellor in 1933 after "Old Gentleman" did not want to run for another 7-year term as he would be 92 years old. -
First Camp
The Nazis set up their first concentration camp named Dachau right after Hitler became chancellor in 1933. -
Why did they hate?
Hitler soon blamed all of Germany's problems on Jewish citizens which formed a hate band and started a group called the Nazis. -
Concentration Camps were Built.
German Nazis created camps nearly all over Germany to "ship" Jews into them at a great speed. This is known as one of the most terrible things in the World's history. -
Anne Frank
Anne Frank and her family were hiding from the Nazis in an apartment located behind her fathers business. In 1944, Anne and her family were sent to concentration camps. Anne Frank is well known for her diary she had wrote in while hiding from the Nazis which was published later in 1947. This process was created by Hitler and well know as the Holocaust. -
The Burning of the Books
When Gaby decided to go find Rosa and watch the "ceremony," they found Ulla with Karl in a BDM suit. Karl was carrying a book and Ulla was crying. When Rosa found out what it was she smiled. Karl had saved a Jewish Book
