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Daniel's 6th birthday
It was Danielś birthday. His family is debating on whether they should move out of germany. shops and businesses owned by jews were boycotted which included his father’s. -
Changing Schools
Daniels was not being treated right in his school. He was made fun of by students and teachers and was dehumanized. he enrolled to a jewish school. -
Changes
All the jews were given ID cards with a big J on them to mark that they were jews. If you were caught without it, you could be arrested. All jews had to put they're jewish names. Boy were Israel and girls were Sara
There was a riot. Daniel's father’s store was looted. His store's windows were smashed and even some of his trusted customers were looting it. His father’s store was taken. Daniels' family wanted to move but all other countries wanted a few amount of jews per year. -
Aryan
His Oma Miriam Made him a Hitler Youth Uniform so he would be able to go out. When passing by he saw a group of men messing with Jews about his father’s age. They German told him to take a picture and he did in fear of getting caught. When he got home, he ripped it up and decided he didn't want to wear the uniform anymore. Oma Miriam killed herself soon after because she was scared what would happen in the future and she didn't want to suffer or see anyone else suffer. -
Uncle Peter
After a year of no letters from Uncle Peter, they had received a package from him. Daniel’s Mom and Aunt Leah were excited to open it but when they did, Aunt Leah was crying her eyes out. Uncle Peter was killed and the german Sent them his ashes.
They had to wear yellow stars on they’re cloths with jew written on it. -
Deported
The jews were being deported from Frankfurt. They had to turn in some of their belongings. They were taken into a train where they were searched and then were deported to a Ghetto at Lodz, Poland. -
Ghetto
Daniel and his family were sent to a ghetto
Him and his family were deprived of food. They all had jobs and made enough money to buy little food. His Aunt got sick from lack of food because she gave most of her’s to the others.
Some of his family were either shot or sent to a concentration camp to be killed -
Youth Group
Danielś time meeting Rosa. She invited him to one of her youth group meetings. They were introduced then they spoke about the different jobs the jews had to do. -
Hard Times
They found out that transported people are going to their death
It started getting cold so they had to find wood for furniture in their house so the fire could last if he didnt, his mother and Rosa would die. They had their instruments taken away because the German did not want jews to have breaks or to be happy -
Russians
Rosa and her friends were fired from their sewing job because one of the soldiers did not approve of their uniform.The Germans were losing the war and the Russians were coming to get them. The germans were killing more and more jews so Daniels father decided that daniel should hide and he and his mother would go get transported. Daniel decided to stay and hide to wait for the russians and avoid the germans from killing or transporting them too. -
Moved
Daniel, his friends and family decided to hide in different places. Rose did not tell Daniel where she was hiding so that if he got caught, there would be no way they could find her. He was caught by one of the guards and was taken to a camp where they put him into other clothes and shaved his head. All the old, young, and sick would be killed. -
Communitcating
Daniel and his father had left Auschwitz. Daniel found his sister and decided to communicate with her somehow just so she knows he and his father are alive. He wrote a letter in a small cloth and the next time he saw her, he threw it to her. -
The Plan
His sister Erika spotted Daniel and their father too. It was obvious that his mother was dead. He saw Adam from the youth group again and he had a plan. Daniel was told to take pictures as evidence and send them to someone who could do something about it. -
Sick
Daniel got sick with Typhus and his father had bribed one of the Kapos to let him stay in the Barracks. They were moved to Buchenwald because the Russians were near. They got there by doing a death march where if you fell stumbling or simply just tired, you would be shot. When they got there they were taken into rooms where they would shower, then they got their hair shaved again but put into warmer clothes. -
Realization
He witnessed a kid no older than 13 being shot to death for not sweeping a spot which made Daniel realize he could be next
Karl, one other photographer had a plan and Daniel was willing to help as he was useful cause he and his father were experts when it came to taking apart and fixing things. -
Plan Pt.2
When they arrived to Buchenwald Daniel started to work working again. The allies were getting close and the Germans were scared. They started to take the gas chambers apart.
Karl and the others came up with a plan. It had succeeded and they did not want to seek revenge the same way the Germans did because that would mean they were the same. -
Remembered Victims
Peter was announced dead by the doctor.
Daniel had found rosa but Erika was dead
Daniel and Rosa decided that they would name their future kids after the victims so they will not be forgotten. -
Returning to Lodz
They were taken care of by american soldiers
Daniel and his father went back to Lodz to find Rosa and find Erica and Friedrich. He found peter.
They went to a small town in Poland where Daniel and Peter were both beaten and peter was put into a coma by 2 big farm boys.