Research Paper On Jeannine Burk

The Holocaust was very difficult for Jeannine Burk for she said, “I was never Mistreated. Ever!. But i was never loved¨ This shows It was hard to never be around people and to never have ¨Fun¨ Or be Loved. ( Survivor Stories, Jeannine Burk)
Jeannine Burk was a hidden child and had a horrible, unforgettable experience
She was born September 15th, 1939 in Brussels, Belgium and is Currently 78 years of age. . ( Survivor Stories, Jeannine Burk)
Jeannine has a Sister who was 8 years older than she was and a brother who was 12 years older than she was. Her mother, Instead of having Dark hair, Brown eyes and a hooked nose. ( the Jewish Stereotype ) she was Blonde with Blue eyes ( The German Stereotype) Therefore her mother wasn’t really “Attacked by the Nazi’s”. Jeannine Does not remember her father very well for she only has a small memory of him and a small picture of both of them together when she was very young. . ( Survivor Stories, Jeannine Burk) Her Siblings names were Max and Augusta while her parents names

were Sarah and Isaac. ( Jeannine Burk)
During the war Jeannine was a hidden child, Her father hid her in a woman’s home, her brother in a boys camp, and her sister was later hidden in a Catholic Church where Nuns took care of her because she was in a body cast because of a disease she had..

( Survivor Stories, Jeannine Burk)
When Jeannine was hidden she did not know the name of the Woman and had no friends or anyone to talk to so she would create imaginary friends in her mind and she was occasionally aloud to go into the back yard but never the front. Also, when the Nazi’s would parade, she would hide in an outhouse, squeezing herself into a corner thinking that if she could see them in the slightest, they could see her.
After the war Jeannine decided she would move to America, There she got Married twice and had 6 children in total. (Jeannine Burk) Jeannine has said that she can never forgive the germans, not until they own up to what they did even though some say they didn't

know.
Jeannine’s story has changed my thoughts about the holocaust. At first i knew that many people had died and that many different groups of people were “Attacked” by the Nazi’s, But what i didn’t realize was that there were Brothers, Sisters, Mothers, Fathers, Grandparents and more that
were affected by the outcomes of the Holocaust. Many lives were lost and young kids had to face the horrors of persecution and bitterness. Jeannine Burk Changed my views for the better.