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destroyed in the Great War.
Maria’s father offered to use their
meager savings to finance
rebuilding it. As the two girls’
fathers stood and shook hands,
Helga’s father said, “No good deed
ever goes unrewarded.”
It was a phrase Maria heard him
often say, as over the years the two
families became close friends.
Helga’s father rebuilt his company,
and Maria’s father prospered from
the investment. But then the Nazis
rose to power.
“Maria, it’s not safe for Jewish
families like ours,” her father said
one day. “We’re sending you to
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