On November 9, 1936, German Jews were ordered to move out of their houses and leave Germany. They could only take with them what they could carry. The Jewish children brought out all their toys and left them at the sidewalks fronting their homes. A young boy excitedly looked at all the toys and wondered what he could take home to play with. He did not have any toys because his family was poor. His aunt would however tell him, "No. Those are not ours. Leave them as they are." The young boy understood what his aunt meant.
In that German town, no child ever played with those toys again. The toys became a reminder of the Jewish children's joy left behind and lost forever.
Story shared in 1996 by John Surmann, the young boy.
In that German town, no child ever played with those toys again. The toys became a reminder of the Jewish children's joy left behind and lost forever.
Story shared in 1996 by John Surmann, the young boy.
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