During the Holocaust, millions of Jews lost their lives simply because of who they were. Many however hid and survived this dark event in history. It was the year 1933 and World War I was raging, some saw it as a war against countries, but eventually all that was dark and ugly was revealed. Adolf Hitler was the chancellor of Germany and had gained great popularity among the German people. While beginning to attack nations, he was also trying to destroy all Jews in a horrific mass genocide. By creating concentration camps and taking everything the Jews owned, he began to round these human beings up as if they were cattle. Stories say they were kidnapped at midnight and led to die thinking they were seeking a better life. Not all stories ended in despair, many managed to outwit the Nazis and their allies. Many hid, mixed together or fled to safe countries. Despite all the pain and horror, many have triumphed and won the prize of life. People, no matter who, will fight to live, no matter the circumstances. These are the stories of those lucky survivors who hid, fled, lived to tell their perilous tale of the Holocaust. It was the year 1942 and the war was in full swing, not much older than me, a boy, and his brother, Rolf and Alfred. I saw the Nazis rounding up their friends, classmates, family and each other. They saw their mother and father as the Nazis violently took them, tied them up and threw them into the trunk of a car. It would be the last time the brothers would see their beloved parents. Rolf was a young high school student when he was arrested by the Gestapo, Hitler's henchmen. Somehow his brother Alfred managed to escape and only Rolf was captured. He woke up in a hiding place in the middle of a paper. Some had to do terrible and heartbreaking things to survive. Every day was a struggle for those who fought, but many triumphed and did not give up. They looked evil in the eye and said, “I will not give up, I will survive.” United Kingdom Rolf2nd Part Hall, Allan Incredible stories of young Jews hidden in the heart of Nazi Berlin The Daily Record March 23, 2013 www.dailyrecord.co.uk RahelMenzer, John Jeannine Burk/Survivor Stories1999-2014 www.holocaustsurvivors.orgThanks to Scandinavia Personal Stories www.thankstoscandinavia.org/the-rescue/personal-stories/Nutis, Laura The Holocaust and Survivor Stories May 2007 Mathew Hoffman Webmaster www.llperetz.org/graduates/laura-nutis.htm