Mallory David - "Too Far"

It was bad enough when my friends called me names.  It was bad enough when they avoided me and when they told lies about me.  It was bad enough when they hit me.   But now they have gone too far.

I remember that night.  I remember standing with my family, terrified, watching all the terrible things that were happening.  As we stood outside of our home we looked around.  I saw fire blazing from our synagogues and glass everywhere.  We had to watch where we stepped so we did not get hurt.  The air was filled with smoke spiraling out of control.  I hid behind my parents and cried as my heart pounded.

I remember that night.  I heard shrieks and cries from all around me, cries of sadness, anger, and confusion.  I heard parents calling for their children.  I heard fire crackling and glass     breaking.  I put my hands over my ears to stop the noise, but it did not help.

I remember hearing the Nazis yelling mean and horrible things like, "Arrest the Jews!" "Everyone burn down the synagogues!" "Get the shops!" I was so frightened.  So many questions ran through my mind, "Are they going to arrest my family?" "Why are they burning our beautiful synagogue?" "Are they going to destroy my  family’s shop?" I was so scared that I felt like I was going to faint!