all the hidden children of the holocaust have silence in common. Lola Rein Kaufman is one of these hidden children. And she stopped being silent. Lola Rein was a child hidden during the Holocaust. She was one of the lucky ones; one of 10,000 to 500,000 who survived. His family was not so lucky. Lola has endured loss, abandonment, and constant fear, but has now chosen to shed her cloak of silence. There were two types of hidden children: children who did not resemble the Jewish stereotype and were hidden in plain sight, in an orphanage or perhaps with a family who claimed the child was an orphaned member of the family. Then there were those who were truly hidden, like in an abandoned building, a hidden room, or, like Lola, in a hole dug under the cellar of a farm on the outskirts of town. Regardless, the children had to remain silent. As Lola Rein writes about her time in hiding, she says, “But what kind of life is this? Children are supposed to be loud, not quiet…they are supposed to be part of the world, not living as if they don’t exist” (Rein Kaufne). Lola also talks about how, during her year in hiding, she hardly spoke. For Lola, the nightmare of the holocaust began with the death of her parents. His father developed a blood disease that killed him after being brutally beaten by a group of Germans. His grandfather died shortly afterwards. His mother, a seamstress who had papers to work outside the ghetto, was shot by a Nazi – for no other reason than that he wanted revenge on a Gestapo officer who “shot my Jews…I will shoot on its Jews” (Rein Kaufman). Even despite all the suffering Lola experienced when she was little, she didn't give up. Babcia de Lola - instead of mourning the loss of her children (she lost 4 of her 6 children...... middle of paper ......t Witness). Lola was lucky. She survived. She had to hide with strangers who would have preferred her to be dead. She then discovers that her only remaining family has been murdered by the Nazis. After enduring what she did, Lola never wanted to talk about it, but after 50 years of silence, she does. Despite all the monstrosities Lola faced as a child, she never gave up. Not when she was an orphan. Not when her Babcia sent her to live with strangers. Not when she found out her grandmother had died. Not even when she was alone on the street and forced to beg for food. This is why we must remember its history. She IS a survivor. Works Cited by Rein Kaufman. (nd). The hidden girl. Broadway: Scholastic. Silent witness. (nd). From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/silent-witness/lola/flash/index.html

Essay / all the hidden children of the holocaust have silence in common. Lola Rein Kaufman is one of these hidden children. And she stopped being silent. Lola Rein was a child hidden during the Holocaust. She was one of the lucky ones; one of 10,000 to 500,000 who survived. His family was not so lucky. Lola has endured loss, abandonment, and constant fear, but has now chosen to shed her cloak of silence. There were two types of hidden children: children who did not resemble the Jewish stereotype and were hidden in plain sight, in an orphanage or perhaps with a family who claimed the child was an orphaned member of the family. Then there were those who were truly hidden, like in an abandoned building, a hidden room, or, like Lola, in a hole dug under the cellar of a farm on the outskirts of town. Regardless, the children had to remain silent. As Lola Rein writes about her time in hiding, she says, “But what kind of life is this? Children are supposed to be loud, not quiet…they are supposed to be part of the world, not living as if they don’t exist” (Rein Kaufne). Lola also talks about how, during her year in hiding, she hardly spoke. For Lola, the nightmare of the holocaust began with the death of her parents. His father developed a blood disease that killed him after being brutally beaten by a group of Germans. His grandfather died shortly afterwards. His mother, a seamstress who had papers to work outside the ghetto, was shot by a Nazi – for no other reason than that he wanted revenge on a Gestapo officer who “shot my Jews…I will shoot on its Jews” (Rein Kaufman). Even despite all the suffering Lola experienced when she was little, she didn't give up. Babcia de Lola - instead of mourning the loss of her children (she lost 4 of her 6 children...... middle of paper ......t Witness). Lola was lucky. She survived. She had to hide with strangers who would have preferred her to be dead. She then discovers that her only remaining family has been murdered by the Nazis. After enduring what she did, Lola never wanted to talk about it, but after 50 years of silence, she does. Despite all the monstrosities Lola faced as a child, she never gave up. Not when she was an orphan. Not when her Babcia sent her to live with strangers. Not when she found out her grandmother had died. Not even when she was alone on the street and forced to beg for food. This is why we must remember its history. She IS a survivor. Works Cited by Rein Kaufman. (nd). The hidden girl. Broadway: Scholastic. Silent witness. (nd). From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/silent-witness/lola/flash/index.html

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