Rosa Marie Burger by SHAYRA BARRIENTOS

Background

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Rose Marie Burger was a young girl born and raised in Gaukonigshofen, a small Bavarian village in Southern Germany.

Rose Marie Bruger's mother was an English citizen, her

father was German & they married and settled in England where her older brother John, was brought into the world.

Acts of resistance

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When Rosa Marie burger started working and earning money she bought her mom a radio. Despite listening to foreign radio stations being illegal after September 1, 1939 her mother still listened to BBC news sharing it to other Jews. If Rosa never bought this radio, they would've never known anything about what was happening outside Germany which is very important to them.

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Acts of resistance

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One night during the war Rosa Marie burger took refuge with 20 or 25 other people in a cellar of a neighboring farmer. In the morning Soldiers arrived in the area. Since Rosa was able to speak English, she approached them. She asked them If they needed anything, they gave her chocolate bars in exchange for fresh eggs from the farmers wife. This was a very brave action considering the fact anything could've happened to her.

Quote From Rosa Marie Burger

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“I missed my mother, and I missed the village I had known all my life.” - Rosa Marie Burger

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Her life after

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Rosa Marie Burger left Germany in 1948. She married an American soldier who was stationed in Germany, and when he was transferred back to the United States, she went with him. This impacted her even after she passed away because her story was rediscovered by her daughter in 2014.

Rosa Marie Burger

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Radios in the 1940s

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Rosa Marie Burger's Mother

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Acts of resistance

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Not long after having to speak with American soldiers, an American Lieutenant came searching for her because she spoke English. She was assigned to work for the American lieutenant, he was responsible for settling disputes and civil matters in this town. Working for the American lieutenant put her at risk.

Rosa Marie before

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When Rosa Marie burger was 17 years old, she began her studies at a trade school Wurzburg. In the mornings, Rose Marie worked for a school board and in the afternoon she worked for a lawyer who was in the

administrative head of the police departments throughout the country.

Her impact

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Though buying a radio for her mom was amazing at the time since she was able to spread information to other jews, it ended up getting her mom reported causing her to never see her mom again. Another impact was because she was able to speak english, she helped with situations such as working with americans that other germans/jews couldn't understand. Although, when she left germany she had to leave her mother but she was able to grow her own family there, and her daughter was the one to spread her story.