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 Life V.S. Death

 What would you do if you were robbed of your identity? During the Holocaust Jews were tatood with a number, and they took your name away. The Nazis took your name away, but a girl named Rivka, a character in the book The //Devils Arithmetic//, said to remember you number as you own. Both the Nazis and Rivka had many tricks, but which one helps you?

 In the novel //The Devils Arithmetic,// many people at the concentration camp told the Jews rules: a three-fingered lady, the tattooist, Rivka, and the commandant. The Commandant told all the Jews, "Don't call attention to yourself," or do anything to make you noticeable. The Tattooist told all of the jews to remember their number, or they will hurt you. The three-fingered lady said, "Never say NO!" But Rivka was told to say a little speech to every new prisoner, "remember your bowl". All of the Jews were hurt in one way or another, and what if you new that hurting you and other Jews was their intention?

 But their was a girl that brought hope for every Jew in that camp. A girl named Rivka showed you another set of rules of how to stay alive, while still following the camp rules. She said, "smile to stay alive", to give everyone hope. "Know when to fight", was another one of her rules. Another very important rule was to "never ask why", or the Natzis will think you are complaining. But the most important rule that she told anyone was to "remember who you are". NOTE All of these rules showed every person that she had met how to survive, but most of all to have hope. NOTE

 As you can tell, the concentration camps weren't happy places . They were places run by despicable people with the intent to kill all Jews. Rivka said to remember who you are, while the Nazis told them that they were only numbers. There are  many rules in life that you must follow. If you wanted to live through the concintration camps, you had to live through the Rules. 