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The first thing the Nazi officer tells them to do after they leave the trucks is to "lie down".
".. . lie down" was all she heard.
"What? Here? On the ground?" someone cried out.
"Of course, Jew," came the officer's voice. "And then my men will...
The villagers enforced the government policy that all Jews were to be relocated.
From the text:
A wrought iron gate stood in front of the buildings, and over the gate was a sign proclaiming in large black letters: ARBEIT MACHT FREI. Several of the villagers whispered the words, but the rabbi, his hand up to his eyes, strained...
