Jacob's Rescue A Holocaust Story
By: Malka Drucker
Jacob Gutgel
Jacob Gutgel is a young Jewish boy who lived in the time of the holocaust. The Nazis send him and his Jewish family to the ghettos; in the ghettos they experience poor conditions, lack of food and no freedom. When his aunt Hannah gets an opportunity to get him out she takes it. One night they took a few bricks out of the wall and met Alex Roslan. He would go on to live a shady life in the interior Poland with Alex and his family.
Alex Roslan
Alex Roslan is a Polish man with a wife, two kids and a nice house. Alex goes to Jacob’s ghetto and smuggles him out he would now go by the name Genyek. Alex was a hero to Jacob and his little brother David. Alex and his family goes through every step to get these kids care and aid. He took these kids in and treated them as his own. Alex was a hero in many ways.
Mela Roslan
Mela Roslan is a caring Polish women. Mela along with Alex took in and cared for Jacob and his brothers. Mela lost a lot of belongings for the aid of Jacob and risked her life. Mela was valuable person in the hiding of the children, if she wasn't there there was a higher risk of the kids being caught.
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The meaning of this quote is the person who is saying this is to try to brighten the souls of their child.