All but my life summary chapter 1
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The action begins on a morning in September year 1939 in a city in Poland. World War Two has begun and the German forces have invaded Poland and have arrived in the city Birlitz where the Weissmann family lives.
Gerda Weissmann is a fifteen-year old girl who lives with her parents and her older brother, Arthur.
Because of the German invasion, Poland is no longer safe for the Jews.
All but my life summary chapter 1
Gerda’s father suggested that Gerda and Arthur leave Poland and find refuge in another country but because the father is sick and is unable to travel, they decide to stick together as a family and stay in Poland.
After a few days after the beginning of the war, the Polish army is forced to retreat and the German forces enter Poland.
The German citizens in Poland greet the German troops when they enter the city and they rejoice at their sight. The Jews however