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WWII
This is the Holocaust period, Nazis tried to eradicate the jewish people in (Western Poland) Litherania, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Greece, and Norway. Most Jews were living in german controlled areas. The Jews other countries (Litherania; where our book takes place) were basically in the same situation as Germany. -
the burden of 1941
Soviets and Nazis were trying to euthanise the Lithuanians -
the took lina in her night gown
when they found linas family and started to take them to the camp -
Andreas' birthday
Lina thinks about wishing Andreas a happy birthday but while reading Dombey and Son she finds notes he's left and she reads them all. -
The mother dies
Elena dies of lack of nutrition, it made her sick and she still gave her only food to the kids. -
Barly surviving the winter
The repeater had frostbite, scuvey had become a problem among the camp. Also lice would feast on their open soars. Around this time in mid December, they find a huge dead owel and take it back to camp. Janina sneaks it into camp in her coat. They cooked it on a makeshift stove and it was the best meal they had in a long time. -
Christmas came
The weather continued, The smell of butter and cocoa made ms. Rismas cry. They got to enjoy canned meals for this day. -
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Lina was imprisoned for twelve years
