Mrs. Johansen took the trip to Uncle Henrik's without her husband because it was a dangerous time during World War II, and they hoped it would be safer for her husband to remain behind in case of any emergencies. Additionally, sending only one family member reduced the chances of both parents being caught if they were discovered helping Jews escape.
Uncle Henrik is a fisherman who lives in the village with the Johansen family in the novel "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry.
The German Soldiers come to Uncle Henrik's house unexpectedly and ask who is in the casket.
It is implied in the book "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry that Mrs. Johansen was captured and never made it back from Uncle Henrik's boat. The silence from her absence and the way her husband and daughters reacted to her disappearance suggest a grim fate.
Mr. Rosen had dropped his pocket watch at Uncle Henrik's house. It was a special family heirloom that he had inherited from his grandfather.
In 'Number the Stars', Mrs. Johansen decides to make the trip to uncle Henrick's without her husband in order to arouse less suspicion from the Nazi's who were looking for Ellen and her family as they were Jews. They decide to send the girls to Uncle Henrick's house instead of school to protect Ellen.
Uncle Henrik's boat was named the Ingrid and he obtained it from a friend who lived in Sweden.
Mrs. Johansen and Uncle Henrik are characters from the book 'Number The Stars'. Mrs. Johansen told the girls that they should stay away from people while at Uncle Henrik's because she didn't know who she could trust.
Your husband and your uncle are not related to each other, although they are both related to you. Your uncle would call your husband "my niece's husband." Your husband would call your uncle "my wife's uncle."
They traveled to Uncle Henrik's house in order to seek refuge and safety during World War II, as Henrik was involved in the resistance movement and could provide protection from the Nazis.
You aren't related by blood, however, he would be referred to as Uncle.
Mrs. Johansen did not tell Annemarie the truth about what she was carrying to Uncle Henrik on the boat because she wanted to protect her daughter from the danger and implications involved in transporting Jewish refugees to safety during World War II. By keeping Annemarie in the dark, Mrs. Johansen shielded her from potential harm and allowed her to maintain innocence and ignorance about the dangerous mission.
The brother of your aunt's husband is not your uncle. Also the brother of your uncle who is not your uncle is your father.