Joe Amster<\/em><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
The warm plush blanket nudged her awake,<\/p>\n
And she was greeted by the crisp Berlin air<\/p>\n
Her father already out the door to run his textile business,<\/p>\n
Her three sisters scrambled to get ready for school<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Their mother rolled up a newspaper to shoo them<\/p>\n
From the shelves they had turned into a gym<\/p>\n
Dresses on and hair done, they finally appeared<\/p>\n
Presentable for the prestigious German day<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Everyone gathered around Hanni,<\/p>\n
The center of gravity,<\/p>\n
While they spoke in excited but hushed tones<\/p>\n
About the boys they\u2019d met in their youth group that weekend<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When Hanni walked into the classroom<\/p>\n
The teacher stomped up and down, waited expectantly<\/p>\n
Instinctively, Hanni grabbed her pencil with her left hand<\/p>\n
Only to be stung by the new ruler<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The class moved on yet the teacher did not<\/p>\n
She stared at Hanni\u2019s unwavering gaze,<\/p>\n
Her stained heritage and determined look<\/p>\n
Teacher and student locked in a battle of wills<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Will could win the battle but not the war<\/p>\n
The gaggle of girls skipped home victoriously<\/p>\n
When Hanni walked into her house<\/p>\n
Her packed bags and these memories were all she would see<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Joe Amster<\/strong> writes, “I am currently a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences with an undeclared major but am hoping to major in Psychology and plan to graduate in the spring of 2023. I\u2019m from West Orange, New Jersey where I grew up in the orthodox Jewish community. Fall 2021 was my first semester at Rutgers after having transferred from a Jewish university in the city. 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