The Holocaust was one of the greatest tragedies in world history. One Norwegian incident of this time period is “Germany wiped out 106 of 121 Norwegian vessels killing thousands.” (The Boys who Challenged Hitler pg. 15). One survivor of the holocaust. a man named Joseph Sher. He was born in the Polish town of Krzepice and had a mom, dad, two brothers, and three sisters. Joseph’s story is astounding. The start of the Holocaust for Joseph started when in the newspaper one morning he read “Every male Jew between 15 and 80 gather in the market.”(Sher) Joseph was scared so instead of following their orders he hid in the attic. “If they kill me, let them kill me here.” (Joseph Sher). The time was later called Bloody Monday considering they killed hundreds of Jews in that market. After that, since nobody else in his family could be sent, he was sent
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Two men who were in the higher class of the economy used to have Joseph, iron out and clean their suits. They wanted to know what happened to Joseph, Joseph’s mom told him that he had been sent to a concentration camp and from that point forward they vowed to secure Joseph back. A few months later in the middle of the night Joseph was called outside. He thought he was going to be executed. Instead the guards brought him to a minuscule nearby village and he was released to his friends. This shows tenacious friendship. But Joseph had heavy fatigue, hunger, and physical ailments.
This story for me changes how I feel about the Holocaust. I knew that it was awful, but this is a whole new realm of horror for me. Joseph's story is inspiring and shows how far friendship and will to survive can take you. I definitely recognize the world differently and will try to never again take my position in life for granted.
And after all that has happened the few Jews still alive from that time and bounteous others who did not make it teach us valuable lessons about life that will not soon be
Two men who were in the higher class of the economy used to have Joseph, iron out and clean their suits. They wanted to know what happened to Joseph, Joseph’s mom told him that he had been sent to a concentration camp and from that point forward they vowed to secure Joseph back. A few months later in the middle of the night Joseph was called outside. He thought he was going to be executed. Instead the guards brought him to a minuscule nearby village and he was released to his friends. This shows tenacious friendship. But Joseph had heavy fatigue, hunger, and physical ailments.
This story for me changes how I feel about the Holocaust. I knew that it was awful, but this is a whole new realm of horror for me. Joseph's story is inspiring and shows how far friendship and will to survive can take you. I definitely recognize the world differently and will try to never again take my position in life for granted.
And after all that has happened the few Jews still alive from that time and bounteous others who did not make it teach us valuable lessons about life that will not soon be