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//**Nazi Guard- We just got into town and all the Jews seem blissfully unaware we are going to kill them, or that we are actually NICE?!?! One of my fellow Germans even gave a lady some chocolate so it would seem like we are nice. Ahhhhh, the last couple of years have been fun eliminating Jews. Even though I could have sworn I killed one of them in this town already, no matter I guess, they’ll all die eventually anyway. 10/15/08 Today we started to extract gold crowns from the Jews. They don't need gold! And also this one old man doesn't know how to march right so I have to beat him and he still hasn't learned. hopefully he learns soon. But if he doesn't, I guess I won't quit until he does. Also a Jew walked in on a fellow guard molesting a girl so to make an example of the boy the guard gave the boy 25 lashes. Somewhat of a unfortunate event for him, oh well I guess. A few days later a jew decided it would be a good idea to take some soup from the vat of it. When we saw him doing that we immediately apprehended him and a few days later hung him for the rest of the dogs to see what happens when you disobey us. And we MADE them look him in the face.

-Clay Livingston**//



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Guards Wife- And so he leaves again. It seems that this army is more important than me. I don't understand his motive, why kill so many people. I wish he was at home, giving me love and attention. Instead I sit in this house pondering who he is killing today. Do they have a family? Are they a good person? He doesn't know, none of these poor soldiers have a clue. The idea that Jews poison this ground we walk upon has been shoved down their throats by an power hungry and ruthless dictator. If only people had a unbiased outlook of all races, this wouldn't be happening. I would have the love of my life home. Families would be safe, and if for only one moment of bliss we experience peace, I will be content. But I can only dream, I will sit on this tweed love seat with my book and go to a new world. Escape the pain that is intwined within my bones and the inevitable hurt in my heart knowing my husband, the one I truly love, is killing innocent people. The person that comes home to me at night has just murdered a harmless child or a loving mother, it makes me sick, but life is life and being a lonely women alone at home, I am in no position to make a change. -Brianne Keefer

Guards Wife- I was just notified I have to attended the camp with my husband, he didn't even tell me until 4 o' clock this morning. Of course I wont sit at home and be lonely, but I know that I cannot watch those poor innocent Jews get killed. Its horrible, just plain heartless and crude. I would never hurt anyone in that manner. But he is my husband, that is what is keeping me going. I have to be faithful to him, what if he turns me in to Hitler for being unfaithful and respecting the Jews? I will die. So I bitterly pack my things. But as I pack, I realized something, I can help the survivors from the inside, secretly bring them food, and comfort, and let them know I have faith in them being okay. I would barely eat my dinners and ask for seconds while hiding the food in a napkin and maybe getting a thermos for the soup or some water perhaps. I will wait for everyone to leave, and once they leave I will wait until dark while gathering as much leftovers as possible. Once dark, I will sneak into the camp and distribute as evenly as I can, but giving a little more to the weak and the young. It will work, it will just take some guts and some nerves. I have both! -Brianne Keefer

Guards Wife- Today is day one of being in this camp from hell. I have been bribed and pampered like I am some doll. I know what is really going on, and I am going to try and fight it, from the inside. They can spoil me all they want, but in the end it is nothing. Materials and possessions are worthless to me. Night is falling and dinner is almost over, I snatched a thermos from the kitchen. I put some water in it, as much as possible, I figure this is what they need. I hide it in my bag. Then dinner is completely over and I sneak back into the room where the Jews are cleaning the tables, I tell the guards they must leave cause I have my own punishment to bestow upon the Jews. Those lousy guards will listen to every word I say. I let them in on my plan and tell them not to say a word. (I can speak their language, I learned in grade school). So I tell them to eat as much leftovers as possible. I gather some more food and come back to my room, I will have to wait until the gaurds are asleep. Its almost 1 in the morning, but I still get up and head out to the camps, being easier than it seems I make it over there and open the doors, as little heads pop upwards in fear I calm them and hand out food, I tell them I will be back tomorrow night. I hope I get away with this. -Brianne Keefer

Guards Wife- My plan has been going well, I have been providing tons of food for these people. I even have tactics worked up. Every night I tell the guards that I will watch the filthy Jews and they always leave, like I am queen. haha. Once they leave I grab a pillow case I have hidden under a table and fill in to the rim with left over breads and biscuits. then I fill a few thermoses that I take from the kitchen with water and get some paper cups. its not much and it is no gourmet dinner, but its better than nothing. So, I head outside more terrified than ever. I see someone in the horizon. Its a guard! He comes up to me and says "Excuse me miss, what are you doing at this hour?" I tell him "Dusting out my pillow you fool. I think these rooms need some better cleaning! tell those disguisting jews" I yell and yell. I have to make them believe I hate the Jews just as much as the next person. He believes me, and tells me he can shake it out for me, I scream at him "NO!!!!, leave me you ghastly fool" he leaves in a hurry, I carry on, close on. I get to the dorms where the Jews inhabit, I have been here many times, a lot of them are missing. The pain of death wreaks upon me. I distribute the food and water as I did every night before with an overwhelming compassion for those once alive. As I leave telling each and everyone of them good night, I have decided to divorce my husband once this is all over. I need some peace of mind. -Brianne Keefer


 * Father-**
 * (10-01-08)I didn’t get to see my son Elie that during that time since he was studying Talmud during the day and going to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of our wonderful temple. Not to mention that he hung out with that Moshe fellow a lot. All of a suddenly Moshe came back to town telling these tall tales that the Germans have been killing all the Jew that have left town, killing of all things, the Germans are a peaceful people. Eventually everyone stopped listening to Moshe’s CRAZY rants. Then one day The Nazi’s invade our precious town, they seem nice at first. I even saw one of them give one of the old ladies some chocolate (how nice). Then one day they start making outrageous laws, like curfews and we not allowed to have and gold or jewelry, all under penalty of DEATH! I can’t believe all this time what Moshe has been saying has been true. Then one day they make me where this yellow star. I say”it’s just a yellow star”. But what if it’s something more………….**
 * …………..(10-9-08) Not long after that they rolled out the ghettos. They were horrible, oh so horrible. The Germans became so ruthless after that. There were two ghettos, and one was remarkable better than the other. They made us board up our windows that faced the outside of the town. In all of this disaster, we formed a town committee and even a police force. One day I got pulled aside by one of my friends, who is now in the force, told me there is a meeting with the committee and some of the Germans. That meeting took forever, it felt like an eternity. In my view it didn’t look like a meeting at all. Most of the time our elder was just relaying what 2 Germans were whispering in his ear. There was a lot of info but the just of it was that the entire town was going to be moved somewhere classified, and soon. When it was time every Jew spent the entire day preparing for the “trip”. I don’t know if it was luck or just plain fate, but my family was destined for the last transport. I think that’s how elie survived to tell his tale….....**


 * -Austin Parsons

Elie When my father was taken aside we all really wanted to know what was going on and what was going to happen to us.after my father told us what was going to happen we all thought that maybe it was for the better of our lives. Then when they the Germanstransported us to a new but much smaller and far worse ghetto. That stress on everyone was high but for some reson everyone seemed to do it with out gripping.When we were leaving we saw that the Germans who were sooo nice in the beginning were not soo nice now they were yelling and hiting us and they told us to run and my little sister was carring a bag bigger than her it was hard for me to watch but she was a strong little one .When we got to the ghetto it was horrible things were lying everywhere, things that were valuble were scatterd along the groundlike the place was robbed or ransacked. it was bad. father told us that we have to move in a couple days time. I wonder were we are going?????? Jaci stevenson**