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In 1943, Annemarie, Kriste and Ellen were running down a street in Copenhagen and Annemarie bumped into a soldier and the soldier screamed “Halte,” Why are you running.”

Mama told Annemarie to go to Mrs.Hirsch’s store because Kirsti’s coat button had broken but it was closed when they went so she went home and told her mama that the store was closed, mama rushed to the Rosens.

It was the New Years for the jews and the Rosens were going to Synagogue. The Rabbi told the congregation that the Nazis have taken the Synagogue lists of all the jews,so the Johansens had to act like Ellen was apart of their family.

The Nazis came to the Johansens apartment and asked where were the Rosens were, suspecting
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