The Article Teens Against Hitler By Lauren Tarshis

The article ‘Teens against Hitler , by Lauren Tarshis, Describes the hardships and courageous acts of Ben Kamm, a Jewish ‘Partisan’ or fighter against Adolf Hitler during the Holocaust, and all Jews who faced the challenges during that tragic time. The Jewish only wanted a normal life, but German leader, Adolf Hitler, wanted to make sure all Jew would perish. So, they began piling Jews into concentration camps to kill them, Hitler would work them to death, starve them, and even murder them in gas chambers. Then, The ‘Partisans’ began to fight against Hitler and his army. This act of courage, despite the challenges and risks they faced, help many Jews survive the most horrific event in history, The Holocaust. After the first†¦show more content†¦Another challenge is when Ben joined the partisans, â€Å" Ben struggled to adjust to life with the partisans, He had to learn to shoot, He had to learn to sleep on the cold forest grounds, and endure the days in rain-soaked clothes, and ambush the polish policemen, to steal their weapons. Danger lurked everywhere †¦Ã¢â‚¬  (8) This is a challenge because he needs to adjust to life for the sake of his family and the fate of the Jewish. Also, it was hard to adjust to the new lifestyle, He was used to his old lifestyle but everything has changed. Despite all the challenges Ben faced, he and the other partisans should so many acts of courage. One of the acts of courage was when the Jewish people, started fighting back. â€Å" Tens of thousands of people, including many Jews, fought against the Nazis† (8) This is an act of courage because, it was almost certain that they were gonna die, whether it be murdered by the Nazi, or of something else. Another act of courage is when they began sabotaging the German army. â€Å" They Blew up factories, sabotaged trains with supplies for the Nazi, Stole weapon shipments, and upset the flow of supplies to German troops.† This an act of courage because despite the dangers they helped the surviving Jews while risking their own lives. Ben also showed courage when we would sneak out of the ghetto to get food. This an act of courage because despite the dangers they helped the surviving Jews while risking their own