It all began after WWI, when Germany fell into a depression, and the desperation among the people grew because their new democratic system did not seem to work. During this time, Hitler was gaining more power, giving the people the illusion of a better and more prosperous life. My parents said that he could be very dangerous, but at that time, I did not fully understand what they meant. On January 30th 1933, Hitler finally became …showed first 75 words of 1722 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1722 total…looked up to the faucets. Nobody seemed to breathe anymore and expected something to happen. And it happened: nobody left the gas chamber alive (9). My life was a life in shadows, a life of the Holocaust, meaning "sacrifice by fire". It was the final solution of the Nazis "Jewish problem" and it eventually lead to the end of 6 million lives (10). Many of them were given to the fire to disappear in smoke, like I did.