Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man of love, loyalty and integrity, was alive during World War II. He was a Gentile who defended the Jewish people and all those who had suffered horribly under the Nazi regime. His life was described in a few simple words: “pastor, prophet, spy and martyr.” Dietrich loved God, the Church and the truth. He was willing to give everything, even his life, to protect these important rights. On February 4, 1906, Dietrich and his twin sister Sabine were born in Breslau, Germany. He was the sixth of eight children. Paula and Karl Bonhoeffer were Dietrich's proud parents. These eight children grew up in a big house full of love and kindness. Music was a passion in Bonhoeffer's heart from a young age. Bonhoeffer also enjoyed reading classics of Western literature as a child. He read books by Homer and Plato, Chaucer and Plutarch, as well as Goethe and Schiller. When he was a young child, he was homeschooled. When he was a little older, he studied at a high school. For high school, he attended Grunewald High School. As a young man m...