"The discussions under the oak tree are loud and full of worry. Words like war and Hitler are part of the daily vocabulary."
The leader of the country, Poland, during this time was Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz and Riva and her brothers were in Lodz ghetto when it was invaded and everyone was deported to Auschwitz. The Ghetto was small and dirty, and there was very little food. Obviously, Raczkiewicz ws not a friend of Hitler, considering that he took over his countries government. remember, Jews weren't the only ones sent to the concentration camps, Poles, Gypsis and anyone who wasn't the "PERFECT GERMAN," even though Hitler was the polar opposite of the stereo-typed Blue eyes, blonde haired. In fact, he had brown hair and brown eyes.