While there were in the village, Andrew was taught new habits such as crossing to the opposite side of the street when he saw gendarmes and to never disperse his heritage of religion to anyone. ... By 1944, the war had taken its firm grip on the Jews as it continued to destroy and oppress their lives. ... Survival had gotten to the point where life was easier living on the street than in the yellow star home he shared with his family. ... Andrew, David, their mother and father clung tot heir lives and their hopes until the last shell was fired and a Russian soldier crashed through their door. ...

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The new duties of the SS were to implement the "Final Solution," which was the extermination of the Jews. ... New arrivals were first shaved head to foot. ... Jews had two triangles making a Star of David. ... Sergeant-Major Otto Moll took great pleasure in making prisoners perform bizarre acts in the hope that they would be spared. ... The Star of David was above the door and a sign reading, "This is the Gateway to God. ...

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"# After selling the estate his mother left behind, he took the money and moved to Munich, Germany in hopes of setting up an art studio. ... Hitler immediately began passing laws that took away the rights of Jews: they could no longer be German citizens, they were not allowed in public without a star of David sewn onto their clothes, and their civil right were taken away. ... Other nations were confused by this and hoped it would turn out to be a hoax, but it was not. ... After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American declared war against the Axis powers and after four years, Hitle...

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After World War I in 1918, Germany was a nation with political and social problems. ... This meant that Germany was forced to take the blame for causing the war and had to pay for all the war damages; as well as give up some land to France and Poland and was also forbidden to have any submarines or military aircraft. ... One soldier, Adolf Hitler, spoke out against Germany's new government and the treaty. ... After his release in 1924, Hitler had a new plan; to be elected President of Germany. ... A star shines leading me from deep misery! ...

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This came as a surprise to them because the Jews had been following the path of the war closely by listening to the radio. ... He figured by that time the war will be over and Hitler will lose his power of Germany. In addition, his father argued that they were too old to start over in a new place and that they would be suffer financially. ... After three days, every Jew was issued a yellow star that had to be worn at all times in order to preserve their lives. ... Near the end of the war with Russian soldiers coming to the rescue the Naz...

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• Grade Level: High School