A journal entry from Edith Färber, age 11 living in Berlin the morning her friend moved away.
This morning I woke up to our land lord arguing with Erika’s dad. I ran outside and saw her mom crying. Mother quickly rushed me back into the apartment and shut the door. I went out later today and saw Erika and her parents packing everything into boxes and moving them to the bottom floor. She told me they were moving. She said the government made them do it. I don’t know what that means or why they would make them do that. I will really miss Erika. She was my best friend. I hope I get to see her soon.
So I asked mother why they made them move. She said that the landlord can evict Jewish people if there is somewhere else they can be put. I don’t understand. Why can we live here and they can’t?
Edith