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Max Vandenburg In The Book Thief

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This article describes the life of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who went into hiding to escape the Nazis. Anne Frank lived in Frankfurt, Germany with her family. When the Nazis came into power, Anne and her family ran away to Amsterdam. Then the Nazis seized Amsterdam and started deporting Jews. When the Nazis started the deportation, Anne’s family hid with other Jewish families in a secret attic. The Gestapo, German Secret State Police, eventually found their hiding place and placed them into labor in concentration camps. Anne Frank’s situation somewhat resembles that of Max Vandenburg in The Book Thief. Max, too, is a Jew who has to go into hiding in order to escape the Nazis. He finds refuge in the home of the Hubermanns, where he becomes fond
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