Ernie Feld's Life

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To start off In the life of Ernie Feld, baking saved his life. Ernie Feld is proud that his baking not only saved his life but saved other jews in the way of cooking. Ernie made friends with the Nazies but realy at some point he could have thought there was a chance at escaping with his ability baking.Werner Klemke was a “Deeply beloved children's book illustrator”. Werner has saved hundreds of Jews through documents. Werner lied to get a chance at freedom by betraying the Nazis, he made a deal that if he can get a printer he will make booklets of cocktail recipes. With that printer he made documents, fake Id’s, birth certificates, food rations coupons and baptismal records that went to the jews. Ernie Feld is a person that wanted to do good

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