Dear Diary ♥

     Monday, March 7th, 2016.
Dear Diary,
     Between last Friday and today, my English/literature class watched a documentary called "I'm Still Here" (creepy title, ikr), reading the diaries of Jewish Holocaust teenagers, whether they survived it or not. We were told to take a couple notes on each person, so we remember who they were, and what they were like. It was very interesting to see how each person lived their lives, and what they wrote about in comparison to others. I thought I'd talk about a couple of them, if not all (they inspired me a lot!)
     The first boy's name is Klaus. He wrote a lot about the segregation of Jews and many other people. He also gives details about Kristallnacht, the night of the broken glass. For those who don't know, on November 9th and 10th, 1938, Nazi storm troopers (no, not like Star Wars) went through towns and murdered Jews in their own homes or workplaces. They also boycotted Jewish stores by breaking the glass windows, and burned down synagogues (places of Jewish worship). Klaus finally talks about the time when his parents got arrested, and how his family departed.
     The next person who talks is Peter. He dedicated his diary to his parents, and seems to have a very hopeful tone in his writing. He mentions that he was baptized as a Catholic but still considered a Jew, so he went into hiding and wrote to his parents every day. Suddenly, his parents stopped writing. In the end, Peter escaped a tragic death.
     Now, we hear Elisabeth. For being a girl, I found that she was very defiant and courageous. She states that she's not afraid of the war and bombings. She calls the whole situation "unfair". She lost her mother when travelling, but then found her. She warns the reader of how cruel the Germans are.
     Next, Dawid's diary is read. Yes, his name is correctly spelled, for those wondering. At the beginning of his diary, he explained that watching soldiers pass through his village was fun, but he later finds out how evil they were, causing him to live in fear, along with the rest of the town. He also reports news around him, especially of people dying for no reason.
     This diary entry is getting awfully long, I'll pick up where we left off tomorrow.
~Mercedes