1. I Will Bear Witness: The Diary of Victor Klemperer By: Victor Klemperer Setting Rising Action Climax Falling action Resolution Nuremberg Laws Evacuation

2. Nuremberg Laws - 1935 Determined who was Jewish and who was not Victor and Eva were always at risk of separation; the laws disallowed Jews and Germans to marry. Home

3. Evacuation of Jews Thousands of Jews from Dresden forced into different housing Victor and Eva must dispose of typewriter and illegal books Victor and Eva move into a crowded house and lose their privacy Home

4. Setting The setting is in Victor Klemperer’s home in the city of Dresden, Germany. Klemperer has recently lost his job due to Anti- Jewish laws. Home City Centers of Dresden

5. Rising Action Curfew is instituted No travel except to work, no cinema, newspapers, telephone, and shopping one hour a week only Victor and Eva must leave their home Victor is forced to work Hard labor or be sent to sent to TheresienstadtTheresienstadt Jews entering Theresienstadt Home

6. Climax The Bombing of Dresden Victor and Eva Escape The Destruction of Dresden, February 1945 A Dresden railway after the bombing Home

7. Falling Action Victor removes the yellow star and joins a refugee group with Eva. They use the chaos of the bombing as a means of escape. They travel through the woods to American- controlled territory Symbol of Victor Removing his Star Home

8. Resolution Victor and Eva return to Dresden by foot through Eastern Germany. Victor and Eva reclaim their home in Dölzschen (suburb of Dresden). The Klemperer Home in Dölzschen Home