The Plum Tree

I want you to understand something. War makes perpetrators of some, criminals of others, and victims of everyone. Just because a soldier is in the battle, doesn't mean that he believes in the war.

When we're together," he whispered, "we'll only see each other, not the ugliness around us.

These men wanted Hitler in a position to put an end to the Republic and to return Germany to the days of the Kaiser. But then the chancellor had become a dictator, putting himself and his followers above the , and now they were using that power to strip the Jews of their rights

But then the chancellor had become dictator, putting himself and his followers above the law, and now, they were using that power to strip the Jews of their rights.

knees. “How is that possible? Who do those Scheisse

it that the world is getting closer to the end of its days, and the devil is winning

The wounds will be covered by pleasant moments, moments that I used to take for granted. Hopefully, the pleasant moments will become more frequent, and longer lasting. Because if I keep living int the past, I won't survive.

Yet brutal actions become war crimes only if you lose.” Christine

But good can still stand up against evil. And maybe the best place to do that is here.

And may those who know the truth speak out.

the house had been dispelled, evicted by

Christmas was an enduring milestone that came and went, while the world forever changed.

she was always careful to brush and re-braid her hair, making sure the blond plaits were straight

...They were nothing but numbers to the people who had started this war.

So that’s how it happens, she thought. I’ll get distracted by life. The wounds will be covered by pleasant moments, moments that I used to take for granted. Hopefully, the pleasant moments will become more frequent, and longer lasting. Because if I keep living in the past, I won’t survive.