Zelda Gordon Analysis

Imagine if one day a group of people came into your town and took you away from your family forever, it sounds horrible Right? Well this happened in 1935 to a young, teenage girl named Zelda Gordon. Zelda had just been accepted into the only government college in her town, and also was one of the only two jewish girls allowed in college. She was never able to attend this college before the war broke out and the russians invaded their town. Once the war had started Zelda had to make money for her and her single mother to live. 18 Months later Zelda's world turned upside down and backwards when the Germans came in. Would you try and help your friends if they were dying because something was so bad they couldn’t handle anymore? Zelda tried to do this one night during the holocaust. The war was at the worst part and some just couldn't handing it, including Zelda’s friends. One night, Zelda told friends that she could try and get some bread for them incase they got taken away. Her brother had owned a bakery just around the block, so after curfew she snuck out to go get some bread. The bakery was on the same route that the Germans would come in for selections. This night just so happened to be the night before …show more content…
I felt that her story was very tragic because she was just trying to help her friends and she almost got killed for that, but also it is inspiring to know that she risked her life for her dying friends. I felt like I could relate to zelda’s story a lot because I care about my friends so much and I would do anything for them even if it meant risking my life. Zelda’s friends became her new family when she couldn't be with her own, and that’s how i feel about my friends. I feel this story should be shared for generations because it shows how important friends are in your life but also it tells people how much the Holocaust hurt people by taking away their loved