Dear Holocaust Survivors，
I have finixhed reading the book "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. This book is about the Jews in WWII and how other people like friends helped them. The book starts with two girls running， Annemarie and Ellen, down a street. Annemarie's little sister, Kisti was being left behind. When the two girls reach the corner, two German soldiers tell them to halt. They ask them questions and laugh at how Kirsti is angry. The let them go and tell them to stop running. They the day after that, Ellen stays over for the night, and her parents are taken away by Peter, Annemarie's almost brother-in-law, but her sister was hit by a car before they could marry. Ellen was a Jew and had to hide from the Nazi soldiers. In the night, soldiers came and asked Annemarie's parents where where were the Rosens, Ellen's family. They went to search the house, but Ellen was wearing a gold necklace with the Star of David on it. Annemarie tore it off before the soldiers found out.
They went to their Uncles house. He owned a boat and since they were in Denmark, they were close to Sweden, a country free from the German occupation. One night many people came to the house and brought a casket. That night Ellen's parents with Peter came back and Ellen was overwhelmed with happiness. They waited, nut Germans came and asked why were there so many people in the house． Ｔｈｅｙ ｓａｉｄ ａ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｈａｓ ｄｉｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｏｓｔｏｍ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｇａｔｈｅｒｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．Ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ， Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｌｅａｄ ａ ｆｅｗ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｏａｔｓ ｗｈｅｒｅ Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ ｗａｓ ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ．Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ，Peteｒ ｇａｖｅ Ｍｒ． Ｒｏｓｅｎ ａ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ． Ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ．Ｈｅ ｌｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｏｕｔ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ， Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ＇ｓ ｍｏｍ ｌｅａｄ ｔｈｅ Ｒｏｓｅｎｓ ｏｕｔ．Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｆｅｌｌ ａｓｌｅｅｐ，ｂｕｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｗｏｋｅ ｕｐ ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｗａｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ．Ｓｈｅ ｓａｗ ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ， ａｎｄ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｓｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｓｈｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｂｒｏｋｅ ｈｅｒ ａｎｋｌｅ．Ｗｈｅｎ Ａｎｎｅｍａｒｉｅ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ， ｓｈｅ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ． Ｈｅｒ ｍｏｍ ｔｏｌｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｐｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｉｎ ａ ｂａｓｋｅｔ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｆｏｏｄ ａｎｄ ｂｒｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｔｏ Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ， ｓｈｅ ｍｅｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｏｌｄｉｅｒｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｄｏｇｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｄｏｇｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｒａｉｎｄ ｔｏ ｓｎｉｆｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｏｕｔ．Ｔｈｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｓｏｍｅ ｂｒｅａｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｂａｓｋｅｔ ｇａｖｅ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｇｓ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ａｓｋｅｄ ｈｅｒ ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｄｏｉｎｇ．Ｔｈｅｙ ｔｈｅｎ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｉｔ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｈａｎｃｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ．Ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｔ ｈｅｒ ｇｏ．
Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｂｏａｔ， Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｈｅｎｒｉｃｋ ｗａｓ ｒｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ． Ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｅ ｃａｍｅ ｈｏｍｅ， ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｈｅｒ ｔｈａｔ Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｈａｄ ａｓｋｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｓｔ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｕｐ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｄｏｇｓ ｌｏｓｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｆ ｓｍｅｌｌ．They ｆｏｕｎｄ ｏｕｔ ａ ｗａｙ ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ｉｔ ｏｎ ａ ｈａｎｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ．
Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｗａｒ ｅｎｄｅｄ ｔｗｏ ｙｅａｒｓ ｌａｔｅｒ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ ｉｎ Ｄｅｎｍａｒｋ ｗａｓ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｎｇ．Ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｗｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｍｏｖｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｏｍｅｓ ａｎｄ ｃｈｅｅｒｉｎｇ． Ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ， Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｈａｄ ｄｉｅｄ． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｅｃｅ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｅｘｕｃｕｔｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｑｕａｒｅ ａｎｄ ｂｕｒｉｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅｒｅ．
Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｉｓ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ａ ｒｅａｌ ｓｔｏｒｙ．
Aｎ American,
Alexander Yan
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