Essay Galaxy - Touch Wood
"Touch Wood" by Ren�e Roth-Hano
�Touch Wood� is based on the author�s own life when she was growing as a Jewish girl during the German invasion of France. In 1940, Ren�e and her family were living in Alsace, France, where nothing ever changed. No one expected anything unusual to happen. Then one day, a war with Germany is announced on the radio. The Germans wanted to annex Alsace and forced the Jews to leave. France was split into two zones- the Free Zone and the German occupied zone. Ren�e�s father chose for them to move to Paris, because it is a big city where he can find work, and also because Ren�e�s mother has childhood friends there. So, Ren�e, her parents, her two younger sisters, and their blind grandmother move into a crowded apartment in the German-occupied zone.
Ren�e was disappointed in Paris when she ar....
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