Author's note: I was reading this book and I felt bad about what happened so I wanted to write my essay on it.
There are so many people that died during the Holocaust, just because they were Jewish. Only about 800 out of 270,000 survived in Lodz, Poland. Out of the 800 there were only 12 kids. One kid that survived was named Syvia, she was probably scared everyday just of death. In the book Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy the reader can see how hard it was for Syvia to live the way she did, and how it was not right or fair.
There are so many people that died during the Holocaust, just because they were Jewish. Only about 800 out of 270,000 survived in Lodz, Poland. Out of the 800 there were only 12 kids. One kid that survived was named Syvia, she was probably scared everyday just of death. In the book Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy the reader can see how hard it was for Syvia to live the way she did, and how it was not right or fair.
When you look back at this event it was so depressing, think of just being put in a concentration camp just like Syvia's friend. Syvia started to become best friends with a girl in her building, then she got taken away to the concentration camp, and she was never saw again. When you would go to the concentration it meant that the Germans would kill you if you were Jewish. This happened to Anne Frank and her family, they were hidding from the Germans but then they were caught and all were killed. Most of the kids would go there rather then the parents because the parents could do work for the Germans. For example Syvia's parents never were told to be put on the train, but they had to work. Even that isn’t right because they shouldn’t make innocent pedestrians work.
Many people have lost their lives, but some that lived, lost about everything. Such as Syvia that lost her most valuable belongings, and lost her childhood. Other people in this event were lucky that they lived, many walked out of Poland by their self with no family and no plan or money. Most people were like this, even Syvia was like this although she lost mother on the way to France. Almost everyone single person that went through this, is emotional damaged.
I would imagine that the kids and even some of the adults live their life in fear. Even Syvia was having night mares every night, she still thought that she would have to live life as a secret. When there was suppose to be no kids left, her parents took her and her little cousin under ground with the other ten kids. All of the parents of the kids would bring food to them so they could still be able to eat. After all Syvia grew up and moved to America, and ended up living in peace. Her cousin's said in touch with her, and they even lived with each other for a little bit.
This event, made a huge impact in history and it will continued to be told, and learned about. People still judge about where they are from and what they believe in. Even Syvia wished that she was not Jewish even though there should not be a problem. Everyone should be treated the same, although it has got in better.
