Other Role Journal: Abe Bloomberg - Victim

February 1, 1941
It has been about a month now since my beautiful wife, my two extraordinary sons and myself have seen the outside of the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto. Ever since the Holocaust has started the Jews have been shoved left and right on Hitler’s orders. Over the month I was able to start a secret “school.” Before we were thrown into the Ghetto, I was a school teacher for any grade that needed my help. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday a few kids come and I teach them what they would be learning in school right now. The officers can not find out this is happening because it is strictly prohibited.
April 19, 1943
Its been over two years now that my family and I have been living in the Warsaw Ghetto. Today an uprising has started. I’m in hiding with my children, my wife, and a couple other families keeping each other safe while men are fighting the SS troops. I could go fight for my life with the other men, but my job as a husband and father is to keep my family safe from the Germans. If I left my family now and couldn't find them later, I wouldn't be able to go on with my life not knowing what happened to them. Come life or death I’ll be with my family every step of the way.
April 22, 1943
Today the SS troops started burning down the Ghetto to try to get us all out of hiding. I didn’t know where to go with my family. We had to move or else we would’ve been burned to death. I lead my family right into a SS officer. Now because of my stupidity we are captured and being deported to an extermination camp at Treblinka. Now I think of what I could’ve done differently. Maybe if I went and fought I’d be able to bring my family to a safer area within the camp where nothing could’ve hurt us. Or maybe someone else would be looking out for us after I helped fight off the Germans. I just think now about how I am responsible for my family being lead straight to their death. Who knows what would’ve happened if we didn’t get caught. What if everyone who survived the fire and stayed in the Ghetto were able to find a way out and be free. I will never know. I tried hard to keep my family safe, but Hitler wished for us all to die, and his wish will be granted.