Andre was 12 years old when Nazis ordered him along with other children to throw stones through Jewish store windows. Andre came home to his father and asked his advice on what to do about it. His father gave him the choice, and Andre decided it would be wrong to carry out the deed. His family left Germany the next day.
Melita Maschmann was well aware of what had happened when she walked through the streets strewn with ash and glass. She knew that Jews were not being treated fairly, but what could she do? She didn't have the power to do anything... besides, the Jews were the enemy, she thought. So although horrible things continued to happen all around her, she chose to go on with her life and block out the injustice that was going on right under her nose.
What would I have done? I would have left the country immediately and promoted justice for the Jews in Germany in other countries that had the power to make a change for the better. I would make a peaceful life in another country and rebel from the borders, where I wouldn't get hurt.
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