Emigër Sizan Book Report

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Prologue
During the midst of World War II in Germany while a lot of Jews were being killed by the Nazis, many were being saved by a masked helper. This masked helper’s name was Emigër Sizan. He was born to a Jewish mother and a German father. Being the only child, Emigër always tried his best to make as many friends as possible because he never felt love from his parents, and wanted the care and compassion others could offer. He yearned for that feeling of importance in someone 's life and decided to make that his life pursuit. The years ahead were rough in school and outside of school. Tension in the country was at it’s peak and war seemed imminent. War wasn’t something he ever lived ,but has heard of from his parents. It was described as “ Hell on earth” and not an event anyone would ever want to live through. Adolf Hitler, führer of Germany, was expanding the nation in what he called Anschluss. The world seemed to disagree and what happened next changed his and everyone’s world forever.

Chapter 1: The Beginning
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Emigër is a Obersturmführer or First Lieutenant in the elite Waffen-SS. He was drafted into the war in 1939 as the demand for young men to fight for their fatherland increased. Emigër was forced to leave home and everything behind to train for war. He was taken to France ,where he took part in overtaking its capital, Paris. During his time there, Emigër received many accolades for his excellence in battle but something seemed off. When the Nazis took over Paris, Emigër saw sadness over the people. He wondered “why would they try and fight against his country whom he was proud of.?” Why wouldn 't the people of Paris want to be a part of Germany? While these thoughts lingered in Emigërs head, he was overtaken by the party going on around

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