Lauren Tarshis Teenagers Against Hitler Summary

The article “Teens Against Hitler” by Lauren Tarshis shows many challenges that an innocent boy named Ben had to go through. The article also explains what acts of courage Ben made to get over these challenges. Ben was 18 years old during the plotting one of the darkest times in history. in 1939 German troops invaded Poland with shocking swiftness and brutal efficiency.(7) The german troops and hitler were trying to get rid of Europe's population of 9.5 million jews. 400,000 Jews including Ben’s family were crammed into a little space known as the Warsaw ghetto. Over their time there Ben had learned tricks to sneak out of the ghetto to find food for his family. This amazing act of courage gave Ben enough bravery to fight against the Nazis

The holocaust came into germany with great power all the germans listened to hitler when he said “Eliminate the jews, and you will eliminate all of Germany’s problems. Hitler’s influence spread across to europe then many people turned on their jewish neighbors. The text also said “Orphaned children begged in the streets. The dead lay slumped in doorways”(9) for a lot of jews sneaking out was hard but it was crucial for survival. The Nazis were only giving them one tenth of a meal each day. If they didn’t learn to sneak out they would have all

With shocking swiftness and brutal efficiency.”(7) This was a challenge because the German troops had weapons, guns, and great power over Europe making them intimidating, scary, and dangerous. This was a challenge for ben because they had no idea that was coming and it happened so fast so there was nothing they could do about it. The text also stated “Some 400,000 Jews were crammed into the ghetto. Ben’s family moved into one small room.”(8) This was a challenge because when there are 400,000 people in a small space it can be very overwhelming. Ben's family had to stay in a one room house which was extremely cramped. The text stated “Orphaned children begged in the streets. The dead lay slumped in doorways. His family was living in despair, sharing their single room with three other families.”(9) This was a challenge because there were children begging in the streets but what would you have to give them. There were dead lying in doorways of their homes so being out there walking around can be super scary and Ben had to do that so he could get food for his family. He had been sneaking out of the ghetto to go to his aunt's house to get food. Luckily he looked polish so it was easy to get food without suspicion. Ben was probably one of the biggest risk takers during this