Mr. Johansen convinced the German soldiers that Ellen was not a Jewish girl hiding by claiming she was his daughter, using the last name "Johansen" to assert their connection. He emphasized her Nordic features, which aligned with the German soldiers' prejudices about Jewish appearance. Additionally, he confidently asserted that they were simply celebrating a family event, which helped to deflect suspicion and reinforce his story.
he showed them a picture you guys should read the book! for mor details
he showed them a picture you guys should read the book! for mor details
They came to the Johansen's apartment looking for the Rosens because they saw their name on the list they stole from the synagogue so they can Arrest the Jews.
Mrs. Johansen responds cleverly to the German soldiers in the book "Number the Stars" to protect her family and keep the Jewish people hidden. By pretending to be dumb and simple-minded, she is able to deflect suspicion and avoid drawing attention to herself and her actions. Her cleverness helps in maintaining the safety of her family and contributes to the overall resistance against the German occupation.
Mr. Johansen showed a photo of Ellen's deceased sister and claimed that Ellen was Lise. He also said they were the children of his late friend. Additionally, he emphasized Ellen's blonde hair and blue eyes as evidence that she couldn't be Jewish.
The name Wertz can be German, Jewish or German-Jewish.
In the late 1930s and the 1940s, the German SS soldiers killed millions of Jewish people in the holocaust camps.
Most[Jewish] children were found hiding by German Soldiers and were ether shot or prosecuted
In World War 2 Adolf Hitler and his German soldiers captured all the Jewish and held them captive in concentration camps all over Germany.
Raul Hilberg gives an estimate of 300 at the most.
that's ridiculous there have been many Jewish soldiers who have died fighting there were no Jewish soldiers killed in that war. Need to know the Number of Jewish soldiers killed in Vietnam, Korean War, and Iraq.
Yes, just as there are people of French Jewish and Russian Jewish descent. A term like German Jewish descent implies that the ancestors were Jewish and were from German cultural regions in Europe.