He tried to escape while the group passed Wieliczka Street by running into a house, but his plan failed. He was lucky the SS officer who caught him did not kill him right then. To escape the death train, Victor pulled out a hacksaw blade he hid in his boot and began to cut the two steel bars barricading the small window.…
For my oral history interview I interviewed Mary Ann Bilmyer. At the age of 95 she can remember a lot. When I asked her to interview her she was excited to do it. Before the war, 19-year-old Mary Ann was a one-room schoolhouse teacher, but it didn’t pay well so she asked for a raise of $5.…
Blog #2 Uncle Jewir came to Salva and he brought a rifle so he will kill an animal or protect salva with the a rifle. Know he had bring more food to the camp and salva didn't felt lonely anymore and hungry. Uncle Jewiir told Salva are going to cross a big river and it will last two days. When they got in the river they built canoes and go and find an island with crops they can eat. Salva saw that marial she was right and she died by a lion when they were sleeping.…
Anyone who even attempted to help Jewish friends and even neighbors from persecution and deportation could and most likely would be killed. These times called for some serious courage and Miep Gies is the perfect example of someone who displayed some serious moral courage. Furthermore, Miep Gies’ story is…
We have been hiding in our annex for two years. We had two families, us, the Franks, and the van Daans. Life is hard in hiding, but it is about to get a lot worse. The Nazi police yelled at us to get only a small bag of clothes, and anything else was to be considered as a threat. We were pushed down the stairs, and I heard a gunshot from upstairs.…
They ran a school for boys located in the province of Luxembourg in a French castle called “Chateau du Faing”, and the school was called “Home Reine Elisabeth”. Which they placed jewish children in each class. They had many staff members that were young and really good with the boys. They saved over 80 children on a average of ages 4-16. Also many of the children gave each other make-overs, so they didn’t look so jewish.…
World War II was a tragic time in history when millions of people lost their lives in a war that caused so much destruction. During the war the Jewish population of Warsaw, Poland were persecuted and killed for their identity as Jews. In Jerry Spinelli’s Milkweed, we are shown a glimpse of the past during the horrors of World War II through the lives of three fictional characters Misha, Janina and Uncle Shepsel. During the war the Jewish people living in Warsaw, Poland were stripped of their identity and were treated as less than human beings for what they believe in. In a time when your identity could be the only difference between life and death, Misha struggles to find his true identity.…
The Man Who Knew One day long ago there was an old man named Mr.Guy. Mr.guy was a short and thin not like other old men who were usually short and fat. Mr. Guy was different he had long dark hair that went down to his feet and he wore shorts that stopped at his knee. Mr.Guy only had one leg. He used to tell the the neighborhood about it when they would some time ask him.…
The Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted an event on Wednesday, September 21st, for an elder man who had survived the Holocaust. David Tuck came to campus to tell his story of survival. Born in Poland, Tuck was just six months old when his mother passes away. Following her death, he moved in with his grandparents who raised him until he was eight. His estranged father came back into his life around this time.…
My Immigration story happened on October 2nd, 1916. My great great grandparents migrated from Mexico to the United States on that day. Franco is their last name. Both my grandparents were very young they were teenagers at the time this was happening. The story behind them migrating how it all came about is my great great grandpa he knew Poncho Villa he did work with him.…
Diary Entry 1 March 21, 1943 My name is Solomon Radasky. I was born on May 17, 1910. My life has been pretty hard. I live in Warsaw, Poland.…
Im Gisella Renate Berg and, I am going to tell you how I survived the holocaust. I was born on May 1,1993 severely months after the Nazis came I lived with most of my family in Inge. My parents were always scared of my safety so, every time I asked them if i could play outside they said no. When I was five the Nazi’s did a nationwide pogrom known as Kristallnacht (the Night Of Broken Glass).…
My foot fell asleep as I was crammed inside the dark closet hiding from them. I could hear the faint gunshots in the distance, yet, as time passed by, the gunshots became louder and louder. The gun smoke which leaked in through the walls, made me nauseous as it filled my lungs like a gas chamber. Though I dared not to cough, in fear that someone would find me. Nauseous and confused, I listened to them as they were all yelling something in German.…
Karma Hi, I’m Hue Small I’m 13 years old. Recently my family was killed. It is June 12, 1863, we live in Pennsylvania. When I say “we” I mean my younger brother Trey and I.…
In 1968, a battle happened on the Jordanian soil between the Jordanian army and Fatah and the Israeli army. I never knew all the details of the Battle of Karameh although my grandfather was one of the soldiers who fought in the Battle of Karameh to defend our country Jordan. I knew a few details about what happened in the Battle of Karameh from school and some documentary movies, but I thought I should know more because it’s a historical event that happened with my grandfather. However, my grandfather never told me his story when he fought in the Battle of Karameh. I believe the reason behind my grandfather never telling me about his story is that I had never asked him about it.…