Alden

People are not born with hatred, they acquire it. //Holocaust// //Nazi's// Hitler marches into Austria, There were two wars. It was more important for them to //kill// Jews, than to continue winning the war. The Nazi’s are taking our young Jewish infants, This town is //Jew free// We need to get rid of all these //Jews// //Shooting// //Depressed// //Worried// Their hatred was so //blind.// It was so real. The people had to stand in a line, They wanted //something// from me. Just another thing, it'll blow over, Things happened very slowly. They were walking, //dead// skeletons. And at that moment our eyes locked. That was the last time I saw my father. You will come out of this place free On the day of //Parshas Truma// //Yellow star// Now, why did I survive? Why did God spare //me?//


 * Rationale:** The themes I hoped to convey were fear, uncertainty during the Holocaust. Jewish people were not respected and were not treated like human beings. My poem says that during this time period, Jewish people were frightened by the Nazi's and were not sure of what was going to happened to them or their families. People did not know if they would ever see their family members again. They also did not know whether they would survive the concentration camps. My poem conveys some hope, because some people during the camps were hopeful that they would someday be free and that they would find peace eventually. I chose to revolve my poem around these themes because fear and uncertainty were major parts of the Holocaust and emotions and feelings that the Jewish people felt during this time period.