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During the family’s Shabbat meal a few anti-Semitic men knocked on their door in search of Jews, in order to prove they were Jewish, Hilda had Ruth recite her Christian prayers for the men. If they made Ruth convert back to Judaism thenshe  might have forgotten the prayer that ended up saving their lives.

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Even though Frau Müller was very anti-Semitic, she grown to like Mamishu and Michael and would often spend time with them. Frau’s anti-Semitic views changed after sitting with Michael after he was assaulted.

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Due to Michael becoming ill, him and Bobeshi stayed in the infirmary where they hid as the entire camp was cleared outand  sent on the Death March. This shows that because Michael got sick they were able to survive until the end of the war.

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The older kids in Michael’s barracks would try to look out for the young ones. While the older kids looked out for the young ones they would look out for themselves by stealing food from the little kids.

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Michael and Bobeshi finally make it back to Żarki to find out that their is an anti-semitic woman that now live there. Even after the war there were still people that hated Jews.

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Papa was picked to be Żarki’s Judenrat and is now disliked by most of the Jews in town. Jews didn’t like anyone that was associated with Nazis even if it was one of their own.

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After the war ended Sam and Cecia went back to the church to get Ruth back, but Ruth doesn’t believe they are her real parents. Since Ruth was left at the church by her parents at a young age she doesn’t believe that her parents could be Jewish.

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Jews were forced to stand with their nose on a brick wall for minor offenses like a missing button. Nazis were extremely strict and would kill Jews for committing minor offenses.

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After they arrived at Auschwitz Michael, Mamishu, and Bobeshi were sent to the showers where the temperature would change from scorching hot to freezing cold, and if they moved away they would be beaten. Nazis would torture Jews in numerous ways and they would make Jews hurt their own people.

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The Jews are being transported to a different ghetto, but as the Bornsteins are packing their things Officer Schmitt tell them they will be taken to a factory instead. This shows that because of Papa’s position as Judenrat, Schmitt helps them out a bit by sending them to a factory.