Destined to Live My book is the true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayAurelia Gamzer had lived an idyllic life in Lvov, Poland. Her family was moderately wealthy, and Aurelia was a well-mannered child who liked to steal sweets from her father's candy shop; and playing with her many dolls. But, after Hitler made a deal with the Soviet Union to invade Poland, the little girl's world was turned upside down. First, the Nazis took all their belongings (gold, silver, jewelry), then the Nazis began to search the homes of the Jews. so they could execute them. Aurelia and her family had to hide from the Gestapo to survive. After a few months of terror, every Jew had to wear an armband. Aurelia despised her armband and begged her mother to remove it. All the Jews of Lvov feared being deported to "labor camps". Aurelia and her family were forced to live in a ghetto. They had to share the house with another family and each room was very, very small. Aurelia's father had dug a hole under the floorboards so they could hide from the Gestapo. The living conditions were terrible, Aurelia described that there was a stench of chemicals, mixed with urine. Dogs and cats crowded the streets and garbage was thrown into the streets. Aurelia's father secretly procured small rations of stale bread for his family. His father was considered a “useful Jew” so he was allowed to leave the ghetto to work in a factory. Aurelia's family had devised a plan to smuggle her out of the ghetto so she could live with a Christian family. As Aurelia hid under her father's trench coat, she heard a Nazi yelling at a "useful Jew" for taking too long to get out his ID. The Nazi shouted "Jew" at his dog, and the dog killed the man. After months of living with a hidden Christian family, all of Lvov's Jews were liberated by the Soviet Union after the Russians sided with the Allied forces. But life still wasn't easy. All citizens of Lvov had to move to Krakow unless they wanted to be Russian citizens. After years of waiting for a visa, Aurelia's family finally made their way to America, where Aurelia changed her name to Ruth, married Jack Gruener, continued her education, and gave many speeches about life as a Jew during World War II . it's just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay Fact: During World War II Lvov was part of Poland, but after the Soviet Union took control of Lvov, the name changed to Lviv.