Romek post final

1. I found the most disturbing part of the book was that the people at Bergen-Belsen, when bodies were burned and eaten. It seemed to me that it was sad and disturbing because the people who were dead hadn't lived a full life, and now they were being eaten and thrown into an oven, their ashes and remains forgotten. It feels as if I was there, by the way David described the scene, so I could really picture the horrible experience of Bergen-Belsen.

2. In Krawinkel Camp, David gets a very special job which helps him survive. At Krawinkel, his job is to feed the vicious dogs. This doesn't sound like a pleasant job, but it sure beats everything else that the Kappo assigned. Even though he had difficulty feeding the dogs at first, he learned he could use a broom to push the meals to the dogs without any harm. This job had another benefit, which was eating the dog's food. This may sound bad compared to our food, but is like the best-tasting food in the world compared to the food they serve to the other jobs.

3. At camp Bergen-Belsen, the conditions are very poor and many are dying. There were dead bodies all over the floor, and the only job was to carry them over to the oven and burn them. They received thin soup, and were almost starved. Some of the people there contracted Typhus, which was a very bad disease that would cause death. David got sick, and near the end he almost died of lack of water. Soon enough though, he was saved.

4. At the end of the book, David feels that he had survived the entire Holocaust, and is very proud because he kept the vow he made to his mother. He was also very happy because he got to see a family member again. David feels that he has accomplished a major feat, and has kept the other end of his promise and told the world about the horrors he faced.

5. David Faber's book, Because of Romek, should be required reading in all middle schools, high schools, and universities because all students need to learn about the horrors of the Holocaust. I feel that everyone should know about this, because we need to know how people have mistreated others in the past so it does not happen again. In the book, it explains how the Nazis treated the Jews. This torture is of the lowest form of racism, and my opinion is that it should never happen again. When David Faber speaks in public, he is telling the story of his life, from happy beginnings to happy endings, and all the tortures in between. It is this kind mistreatment that we all should know about, and no-one should make the same mistake. We should all read this for the same reason we read history books; to ensure that we learn from our ancestor's mistakes. All schools should read Because of Romek.