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‘ ‘ In 1938, when she was 17 years old, she began studies at a trade school in Würzburg, a university town 25 miles away.She then got a job with the government doing clerical work in Ochsenfurt, the county seat. In the mornings She worked for the school board, and in the afternoons She worked for a lawyer who was the administrative head of police departments throughout the county.’’

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They stormed the homes of the Jewish people in the night, using their axes to chop through the doors and break the windows. They took or destroyed all the lovely things in these homes: silver, featherbeds, beautiful quilts, even the food that had been so carefully preserved. Many Jewish men and boys were taken away in trucks. They were never seen again.

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how rosa got away.

During the night we took refuge along with 20 or 25 other people in the cellar of a neighboring farmer.

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Her village had many Jewish citizens who worked as tradesmen or as farmers. Most were prosperous. During the 1930s, as Hitler came to power, things gradually became more difficult for Jews. By 1933, the Jewish people her village began to fear the changes that were happening

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https://prezi.com/a5qgfcyxpzgg/rosa-marie-burger/

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Rosa Marie Burger by:Terreysia Williams After the war Before the war Rosa said,"In some ways life in America was much easier. I was amazed the first time I saw a big store, fully stocked with aluminum pots and pans and all kinds of other merchandise. In other ways, though, it was

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Her father was German. Her father was living in England when they met. They married and settled in England, where Rosa’s older brother, John, was born. Shortly after World War I, the family moved to southern Germany.

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Much later, the rest of the Jews were rounded up, the women and children. It was on a Saturday morning—the Jewish Sabbath, a day when their religion prohibits them from work or travel. They were told to bring their clothes in bundles and report to the train station.

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Her  mother had retained her English citizenship. Jewish people from the village approached her, asking her to teach them English in case they would have the opportunity to emigrate. People tried desperately to get out. Sometimes they would ask my mother to write letters for them, trying to find a sponsor in another country. But it was not easy to leave Germany; it took money and a sponsor. Many of the Jews in our village were wealthy, and some did manage to emigrate. But it was very complicated and, for most people, it simply was not possible

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https://youtu.be/9Ph0nKkD8Ys

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Bockscar Boom Show Episode 2 | Rosa Marie Burger

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Birth8 Nov 1876 Quihi, Medina County, Texas, USA
Death | 9 Aug 1966 (aged 89) Hondo, Medina County, Texas, USA
Burial | Saint Louis Cemetery Castroville, Medina County, Texas, USA

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Where is Rosa Marie Burger from?

Shortly after World War the family moved to southern Germany. She was born and raised in Gaukönigshofen, a small Bavarian village in southern Germany. Life in German villages was very traditional.