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Biography Name: Adler Fuchs (Christine Pala) Description: Adler is a very intelligent ten year old boy. He lives in Berlin, Germany and has been enrolled in Hitler’s Youth since age 10. He is introduced to all aspects of Nazi ideology and anti-Semitism. The program also stresses building a healthy body and skills that would serve a future German warrior. He loves to play sports, especially rugby. He also likes to hang out with his friends. Adler knows Marco from when he used to live in Naples, Italy. He moved to Germany 2 years ago. They used to be neighbors and best friends. They still want to talk, so they talk through letters. Biography Name: Marco Renaldo (Elissa Paulino)

Description: Marco Renaldo is smart Italian boy. He is ten years of age and was born on August 18th. Marco has two brothers named Giovanni and Carlo and a little sister named Susie. He enjoys playing soccer and hanging out with his friends. Marco was enrolled in Sons of the Wolf at age 10. He was introduced to many fascist ideas and is learning how to be a young fascist. Marco’s knows Adler from when he used to be Marco’s neighbor in Italy. They were best friends and in order to keep in touch they now write each other letters. After Adler moved, Marco became friends with a young Jewish boy named Tom on his soccer team.

December 19, 1932 Dear Marco, It has been a long time since I have seen you. I really miss you and I really wish we were still neighbors. I have so much to tell you. Germany is so much different then Italy. First, I had to learn to speak German! It was hard, but I learned it. Everything is new to me though. I don’t have as many close friends as you to hang out with. I just started rugby. It is so interesting! It is the same concept as soccer, but it’s more physical. You would like it, knowing your tough side. Anyways, I grew a lot! I am now 4 foot 11! How tall are you? Oh, I forgot to tell you! When I moved to Germany, our dictator Hitler launched this new program called Hitler’s Youth or as some people call it Hitler-Jugend. Kids between the ages of 10-17, enroll and learn about Nazi’s so I can be in the Nazis and anti-Semitism. I can’t wait till I’m 18 so I can become very strong and get ready to fight for Hitler in the Nazis! We do a lot of training to become a German warrior but it’s worth it! And the boys get to learn how to handle firearms and weapons. We get the best part. The girls get to learn how to swim, cook, and take care of children. BORING! The cool part is that we got a membership book with all this information about ourselves and our progress! Haha. We also have two different groups in Hitler Youth, Deutscle Jugend (My group) and the Hitler Jugend proper for the older boys. We have different uniforms but, we both have brown shirts. So, I feel like I am just talking to myself, but I hope you get this letter I am writing to you. I hope your family is doing well, mine is! My mother has become exceptionally nice all of a sudden. My brothers are the same, crazy and wild. Not even caring about what they do. I feel like I am the only mature one in the family. A couple of months ago was my Dad’s birthday. We really miss him and I bet you do too. He loved you! He was killed by Hitler’s secret police. He opposed Hitler and all of his ideas. It was a sad day when he got shot. I keep having flashbacks of that day. It’s scary. These are the times when i really wish you were here. I hope we meet up again. After all of this depression, of course I have school on top of it. I go to a nice school: The Napolas. We learn about many things, usually toward Hitler. My favorite part is learning about how to spot a Jew. There is sometimes (if we are lucky) a Jewish child that comes in front of the class and the teacher describes the physical traits of the child that makes him a Jew. In part of the day, music time, we sing songs about Hitler. Well, I feel like I have said enough about myself and all sorts. I am anxiously waiting for your letter back! I can’t wait! Write back soon! Love, Adler Fuchs

December 31, 1932 Dear Adler, I am so glad that you wrote me. I have missed you so much these past two years. Nothing is the same without you. I really wish that you could be here right now. Those first two weeks when you left were horrible for the entire family. My parents loved you like a son as you know and you are like a brother to me! Don’t even get me started on Susie. You know how she had a huge crush on you, well she cried for an entire week straight when you left. It was absolutely horrible! I didn’t know what to do. Anyway she’s better now but we all still miss you back here. It must have been even harder for you to move to a whole new country! I don’t know if I would have been able to do it. You learned to speak German that is so cool! How would you write me name in German? I don’t have many close friends either anymore we were together for everything. It’s really cool that you are started Rugby. I have never heard of that before. Maybe one day when we grow up we can be neighbors again and you can teach me how to play! I bet I would win! Wow you grew a lot! I am 4 foot 11 too! I joined a new program too called “Sons of the Wolf”. It's for children ages one to eight years old. We learn about all of the great things that Mussolini does and we even get to wear cool uniforms! They are grayish-green shorts, a black shirt, and a trench cap. It is so cool! I bet the Hitler’s youth is great two. I have a feeling that they are very much alike. I love Mussolini and will stand by him through thick and thin like you and me. I hope one day I may get to meet him in person. We do a lot of training and learning about Mussolini and his ways of ruling our country. We also learn about fighting. I can’t wait until I am old enough and I get to fight under Mussolini! That will me the Day! There are many different youth groups under Mussolini as well. There is Sons of the Wolf and Balailla. There is also vanguard and vanguard Muskateers for older boys. Oh my gosh! I am so sorry about your dad! We never got a letter or anything telling us about this although I’m sure you sent one. It must have got lost on its way here. I cannot believe this. My family is going to be devastated. Your father was an amazing person. He was like my second dad. I am so sorry. Please let the rest of your family know that we are sorry and hope that he rests in peace. Your school sounds a lot like mine. We do pretty much the same things except we sing about Mussolini instead of Hitler. Although, we were not taught about identifying Jews yet. We actually were not taught about Jews at all. I wonder why that is. I actually just became friends with this Jewish boy on my new soccer team. It’s getting late so I’ll tell you more about him some other time. Ok well hope to hear from you soon. I miss you so much. Write back as soon as you can! Love, Marco Renaldo

January 31, 1933 Dear Marco, Oh Susie! She was such a funny little girl. I am so glad you got my letter! I am so surprised you got it. Germany is such a cool country. You would write your name as Marzel! It’s funny isn’t it? Don’t worry; you will definitely make new friends just like me! You can play with them, and tell secrets just like we did! Oh and “Sons of the Wolf” sounds fun. I cherish Hitler though. I don’t know Mussolini, but I don’t think I would like him. What is he like? What do you guys defend? Yea, school is so fun now. I hate Jews. They think they are so great and all, but they really aren’t. Why are you friends with one of them? Germans are so much smarter and powerful. We learn more about that in school. Guess what?! Yesterday night Hitler got appointed Chancellor of Germany! The Nazis celebrated by torchlight parades. It was the best sight I have ever seen. I was happy he became chancellor because we need him. Did anything interesting happen in Italy? I almost forgot! You won’t believe it! So there is this thing called Vocational training and it is a National Competition and we learn different trades and we get judged and rewarded. In each category, the winner gets to meet Hitler. They GET TO MEET HIM! That’s like a once in a lifetime chance. And guess who won? ME! I won. I was so anxious to meet him!! He is so brilliant and nice. I wish I was him. I bet you would be excited to meet Mussolini. The Youth Group is always busy though. That is the only bad side. No matter what we do it is an individual, team, or unit competition. Don’t get me wrong, I love it but at sometimes it gets tiring. Like, sports, singing, and Winter Aid collections. Oh! There is even this game you would love. Remember how we used to play hide and seek? Well this game is just like it. It is called Trapper and Indian though. One team would be blue and the other would be red and were supposed to hunt down the other color team and rip off the color band. But, sometimes it turns out into real fights, which I don’t always like because these are my friends. I don’t want to see them fight. They say this game is to toughen us up. Well, I’m having fun in Germany especially training. Also, remember what I told you about Jews. Don’t trust your friend on the soccer team. Tell your family I said hello and that I miss them! Miss you too! Write back soon and good luck with your training. Maybe we will run into each other one day while were fighting for our rulers. Write back soon! Bye!

Love, Adler Fuchs

February 4, 1933 Dear Adler, I am so glad that you wrote back. I have been waiting to hear from you! I am so glad that you got my letter, I wasn’t sure if you would. My family sends their condolences for you father and they say hello to you and your family. I told my brothers about rugby and they really want to learn how to play. I am so glad that you like Germany and your ruler, Hitler. I think you would love Mussolini's too though. He has done so much for my country and he is a great ruler. Anyway, a young Italian couple just moved into your old house. They are very nice and we had them over the other night to meet them and see what they are like. The girl's name is Mary and the boys name is Adler just like yours! Isn't that a scary coincidence? His name is Adler and he lives in your old house? I think it is. Sometime people around the neighborhood I’ll say things like Adler is coming over later or did you see Adler and his wife today and I would always think of you. They do not have any children to play with though, so I was kind of disappointed because I was looking forward to someone to hang out with like we used to. Although I heard my mom talking to Mary and I think that she is trying to get pregnant like Mussolini says. She would be a good mother. She loves to play with my brothers and sister and I. She even plays soccer with us sometimes. Although I am usually too busy to play with them because I am at Son's of the Wolf which I love! We are learning so much about Mussolini and how great he is. My mother stopped work to have more children like Mussolini wants her to but I am not sure how well that is going to work since I already have a lot of siblings and we can barely get by now. My father is the only one who is working right now and he just got a decrease in his pay. It has also been really hard for us since we are still recovering from the Great Depression and everything. I love Mussolini and all of his ideas except this one. My house is also already completely packed with people. I just don't know how many more we can fit. Although, my mom is determined to please him and wants to have five more children. Five! Can you believe that? You remember how hectic my house was when it was just us. Can you picture five more babies crawling around? I sure can't! I still love Mussolini though. If he says that women should stay home and have more children then there must be a good reason for it all. I wish I could meet Mussolini that would make me so happy. I want to be just like Mussolini when I grow up. What do you mean you hate Jews? What is wrong with them? I was so excited to tell you about my new friend and now you are saying that you hate him because he is a Jew? You have not even met him. How can you possibly say something like that, you never used to group people! You have really changed Adler! He has never given me a reason not to trust him and I am not going to just because your ruler is telling you lies. I do not think that I like this Hitler person very much if he cannot accept everyone! Mussolini would never say something like that! Although, the game that you talked about sounds fun. I remember when we were really little and we used to play hide and seek all over the neighborhood. You would always get yelled at because you would hide in other people's things. Although I would not like the fighting part. People on the same side should not fight each other. They should work together and fight their enemies. Well, good luck with Hitler and your Youth Group. I hope that we can see each other soon you seem like you have changed a lot. Write Back! Love, Marco Renaldo

June 19, 1933 Dear Marco, Sorry I got back to you so late. I have been SO busy with all the training and school on top of it. I was so tired from all of our work the next day in school I fell asleep on my desk!! My teacher was worried about me. Tell your family thank you. They must be sad too. I could teach your brothers sometime. I hope I can visit soon! That is so strange!! I hope Mary gets pregnant though! It would be fun to have all of those little kids running around. I am very sorry about your family. I hope your luck changes. Oh boy five more?! I can’t believe it. I agree with you! The game is violent and I disagree. I wish that part wasn’t included. I remember how you would always stop the violence between the teammates. You are such a good friend. Oh, and I met a girl. Her name is Asta. She is so pretty, cute, and funny! I am so happy I met her. She is the love of my life. We hang out when we have free time. I even got a kiss!! Do you believe in love at first sight, Marco? You are probably talking to girls right now as I write this letter. I don’t care what you say. I hate Mussolini no matter what. We heard he is a horrible man. Why would you support him? Hitler made so many achievements and Mussolini did nothing. Hitler recently promoted this guy Schirach to Youth Leader of Germany. He controlled our activities. He also made a new structure to our Group based on age. Boys 6-10 (that’s me) were allowed to hang out with the older boys and join in! It’s so exciting. But I just learned that since I am turning 11 soon I am part of the Jungvolk. In April, Schirach sent people to the German Youth People in charge of our programs. This time, Hitler, made a national boycott of Jewish shops and departments! I was thrilled!! The best thing he did of all was the calling of burning books of “unGerman” ideas. It was fun to throw the books go in the fire and see them blow up. Our programs are especially growing higher in numbers of people. It’s good cause we need bigger groups. But now these people are under his control. You see? He makes good decisions and choices which makes him a good leader unlike the person you have. Hitler is like a father to me and everyone else. I protect him and he protects me. I will not allow you to make bad remarks about him. It is like your making bad remarks about my family. I only trust Hitler. It’s sad to say, but I don’t trust you now. He views all of us as his future hope for success. He believes in us. Germany is perfect except that we have Jewish people. Jews are the only problem in Germany. They make the problems especially social problems. I think we should get rid of them. You shouldn’t be friends with that horrible boy. He is a disgrace to everyone. It is true. I am saying I hate all Jews. And no Marco! You changed. When I left you became friends with that! How dare you! You have stepped down. I don’t even know if I can consider you a friend anymore. From, Adler Fuchs

June 23, 1933 Dear Adler, I’m glad that you finally wrote me back! I was starting to think that something had happened! I have been really busy as well. There is so much going on with school and training and my mom being pregnant and all. Oh, wait did I even tell you yet? Yeah, my mom finally got pregnant. she is thrilled! I really hope it is a boy! Oh, and my brothers are going to hold you to that offer. They have been telling their friends about rugby ever since I told them about it. And I hear you have a girlfriend! That’s awesome! I wish I could meet her! Are German girls different from Italian ones? Anyway, you got a kiss! You must be doing something right over there in Germany! I am so happy for you. I am going out with Bella! She is amazing. Remember her from our third grade class, the one with the blond hair and blue eyes we were always to nervous to talk to? Well, we are together now and she the love of my life! Oh, and yes I do believe at love at first sight. I don't care what you say Mussolini is awesome and without him our country would be in ruins. How dare you criticize my leader! The leader of your former country! My mom told me that Hitler became the ruler of your country because he wanted to be like Mussolini and that he admired him! Your leader is the fake not mine! Mussolini cares about my country and he protects it! I trust Mussolini and I will support him forever. I will not let you speak badly about my ruler! He is making Italy better and he is ten times the ruler your Hitler is. And don't talk about my friends that way. Just because he is Jewish doesn't mean that he is bad. He is an awesome friend and I would trust him with anything unlike some other friends I have, or had! If you don't want to be my friend anymore than fine but it's not my fault that your leader is telling you things that are not right. I know that you think that your ruler is best and obviously I think that mine is. You need to stop trashing mine, and your former county. You do remember that you used to live here right. Do you think you are better than me now just because you moved to Germany? Well, you are not and I will not sit here and be talked down to like this. I am not the one who has stepped down you have! From, Marco Renaldo

May 12, 1933 Dear Marco, Marco, I must tell you I don’t care about your life. I hope that baby dies. I hate you. You disregard my statements and make up your own. Let me tell you, they are wrong! You are wrong! I don’t even know what you are talking about. You girlfriend is gross. I remember her. You have bad choice in girls I must say. Second, whatever your mom told you about Mussolini is wrong! He is a bad leader who just wants fame and fortune. He is a bad leader who is going to destroy your country right before your eyes you watch! Hitler wants to be leader. He doesn’t want fame. He wants to protect this country. I love him! Third, I warned you about your weird Jewish friend. He is going to turn rabid. We learned about those creatures in class! They are disgusting. I can’t believe they surround you! I would also not like to be friends. You’re a lying, disgusting person. I must say, I am better than you. You have nothing with Mussolini with you. I am with Hitler, by far the best leader out there. I am safe. I did live in Italy before, but I started a new future here. I hope your whole family dies so your all alone and have to beg to Mussolini to take care of you which won’t happen! And oh! Did you know Mussolini hates Jews too? We also learned that in class. Take that! Get rid of your friend now before something bad happens to him. Before I end this letter, I wanted to say that you have changed so much since I moved. I wish I never moved but that wasn’t my choice. I am happy now especially with this exceptional leader guiding us all to the path of success. I don’t want you to go on the path of failure but that is what is going to happen. I a m sorry. I hope you find a new path and move out of the country before Mussolini gets to your head. I don’t want to see you like that even though I am mad at you. Well I hope you see the threats Mussolini poses. Bye. Never talk to me again. From, Adler Fuchs December 12, 1933 Dear Adler, A lot has happened this past month and even though we are at rough ends right now I just wanted to send you one last letter. My family is moving so don't write back to this. I know that you and I have been fighting a lot about our leaders and who is better or worse. I'm sure that both Mussolini and Hitler are good leaders in their own ways. Really neither of us or them are better or worse than the other. We used to be partners. Together forever, not one in front and one behind. Well I just wanted to tell you that my eldest brother died last week in battle for Mussolini. I am crying as I write this letter and I am not sure if I will ever stop. My whole family is a mess and with my mother’s new baby we are trying to be strong so that she does not stress out so much which is bad for the baby. I miss him like crazy. My family was really the only close and solid thing that I have had since you have moved away. I loved my brother deeply he was so funny and was always there for me when I needed him. Do you remember the time that we snuck out of our houses at night and played hide and seek around the neighborhood until sunrise and when we snuck in Giovanni covered for us and sent my mom on a wild goose chase to find more eggs for breakfast? Or when he taught us how to catch fish? He was a great brother and I love him so very much. I wish that he were still here with me because my house is not the same without him. He was the laughter and was always there when you needed cheering up. I miss him so much. These last 2 years have been so hectic I just don't think that I can take much more. I know that he was like a brother to you too so I thought that you had the right to know what happened to him. He had a fiancé too. She is heartbroken and miserable. They were perfect together just like Bella and I are. I don't know why this happened to him. He was so young, only 19 years old. Oh, Adler how I miss him so! I just lost one brother and I really do not want to lose another. I know that we will probably never speak or see each other again but I just want you to know that I will always be your brother, together forever. No matter whose team we are fighting for or what world we are in. We are brothers forever. I will never know if you have accepted my apology but I hope that you do with all of my heart because I just cannot stand to lose another family member, yes you are a family member to me Adler and I want to keep it that way no matter how far apart we get or where life takes us. Don't write back, Your brother,

Marco Renaldo