Writing Letters

Shmuel to his family back in Poland (if they were still alive) about his life in the camp and his best friend Bruno.


Dear Mother and Father,


I miss you two very much and I cannot wait to see you, Papa has been looking after me but I do not see him an awful lot. I try to work my hardest but when I become too tired I sit behind a pile of rubble and stare out across the other side of the fence. I miss the outside of that fence, and I want to see you again.
I do this almost everyday and I met a boy called 'Bruno'. I know strange name isn't it? He lives on the other side of the fence in a house called 'Out with'. He tells me about his old house back in Berlin and the coffe' shops and the fruit stalls and how you should never walk in Berlin on a Saturday otherwise you risk getting pushed from pillar to post.
I hope you are both okay. Although it is hard work I look forward to seeing my Friend Bruno everyday.
I'm very hungry as well and we don't get fed much, Bruno gave me some chicken the other day but a Lieutenant yelled at me and told me off saying that I 'stole it'. I don't like that Lieutenant much but I only ever see him around Bruno's house on the other side of the fence.
Love you very much,
Shmuel