Austin+and+Nick

Biography: Fergie and Luke

Fergie (Austin) is a 21 year old who lives in Great Britain. He has always been a rebel, since the day he was born. The year is 1932 and is constantly is writing to his Jewish cousin Luke Stojanowski. Luke Stojanowski is deeply involved in his religion, even as a 17 year old. Fergie is part of Oxford College. He is a scholar that is a role model for all young adults. What people do not know about him is that he is part of a secret society called The Skull and Bones. He has all major connections with high command in the British Government. The reason he was accepted into the skulls was because Fergie has an incredible mind. He could persuade, and use his intelligence to be the person that he is. He wants to get his cousin out of Poland because he had overheard one of the members of the society talking about how the German Government was plotting an attack on the heart of Poland. To make matters worse for Fergie the Germans have it out for the Jews.

Luke Stojanowski (Nick) is 17 years old and he lives in Warsaw, Poland. His religion his Jewish and he constantly visits the local synagogue, so I guess he is a very holy man. It was 1932 before the outbreak of World War II; there was a thriving social and cultural life of Jews in Poland. He had been writing to his cousin, Fergie and had been talking to him about the Jewish community in Poland. Like the well-developed Jewish press circulated newspapers in Polish, Hebrew and Yiddish. There were more than 30 dailies and more than 130 Jewish periodicals. More than fifty percent of all physicians and lawyers in private practice in Poland were Jewish because of the discriminatory laws against civil service. The Jewish population stood at 3.3 million, the second largest Jewish community in the world. And his cousin in Great Britain feared the worst was going to happen to Luke.

Dear Luke,

I'm still waiting to hear back from you on how you’re avoiding being recruited for the Polish Army. I honestly think you should move back to Great Britain with me and Grandma. You know how Grandma hasn't seen you in a long time. It has been a while since you left. Almost 3 years now since your Jewish leaders have taken many Jews to Poland to practice your religion. I still can't believe Grandma Let you leave only when you were 14. I have been doing very well, finishing up my last few years at Oxford to then go to law school and become a lawyer. I have asked to pledge at a society very soon. I'm not too sure about any of the details although they say that they will help me pay for schooling. Their motto is "Help us help you." They call themselves the Skull and Bones and have power within Government. //I may be able to help you get back to Britain with this group so you may be able to attend Oxford. Well I have to go and meet with the chairman of the Skulls. Write me back soon. //

From Fergie

Dear Fergie,

It has been a year and a half since we have last talked to each other and I am happily able to tell you that I was not one of the younger people of Poland recruited in their army. I was able to avoid being recruited by faking injuries on both of my legs, but I think that both of our uncles in Germany are I’m more trouble than us. I've been told in letters from them some of the stuff they have done to the Jews in Germany. Most of the Germans believe that anything a Jew writes in German is a lie because their real or true language is Hebrew. They even tell me that the Nazis justify themselves as the protectors of Christianity and they are only fighting their enemies which are the Jews. Nazis also are saying that the reason for the decline of morals and public life are because of the Jews. It's a pretty bad situation for our uncle Drake and our uncle Josh. If I do leave I would like for them to go with me. But I’m not sure right now if our uncles understand the situation they are in fight now.

From Luke

Dear my beloved cousin Luke,

It has been 6 months since our last exchange in letters, I do understand the situation our uncles are in. Although, I believe we may have bigger problems. I have become very trusted within the Skulls, and by this I have been able to learn of some intelligence. I have sneaking into the club house after dark to gather information and over heard the chairman talking about how much the Germans hated the Jews. He had said that the Germans were going to start attacking the Jews out of the country he said that they were planning an attack in the heart of Poland. The leader Germany, I think named Adolf something, is calling it Blitzkrieg. It will be acted upon in a few years but the faster we get you out of Poland the better.

I love you, From Fergie

Dear my extremely handsome cousin Fergie,

I’m sorry I haven't been able to respond quicker to your last letter. It is 1934 and the tension between the Jews and the Germans is growing a lot more from the last time we talked. I have made an arrangement with some of my friends to bring me by horseback to the edge of the Baltic Sea; I hope you can make an arrangement within the next year to take me away from Poland and into a safer environment. I have been staying in Szczecin to Ustka which is an ideal place to stay if you are able to bring me over to Great Britain. I wish you the best of luck with your project to get me to leave Poland. I really appreciate your kindness toward me and how grateful I am to have you as a cousin.

From Luke

Dear Luke,

I am forgiving your tardy letter only because I know how hard it is to send a letter in secrecy. My friend Casper Jenkins the VII is willing to do me a favor. Casper and I go way back as friends and are partners in the Skulls. He has offered to pick you up in Stockholm Sweden. How you get there is on your own discretion. I have learned that the attack of Blitzkrieg will not occur until 1940. The plan of the German leader is to send a Gestapo into Poland to start harassing Jews and killing them. They will be shipped in December. You should receive this letter in about 2 weeks from the time I send this and it is now August 20th. Casper has given an arrival date for you to be at the Howard Johnson Hotel in October 11, by 2:00 p.m. He has a private yacht thanks to his Uncle Dr. Sues; I believe he's a writer of some sort. You will take a train through Sweden and Norway to get to the yacht and sail across the North Sea. Anyways, while you’re being taken to Great Britain I will sneak behind German lines and get our uncles Drake and Josh out of Germany. Write me back as soon as you meet with Casper in October.

From, Fergie

Dear Fergie,

I believe that the date you scheduled for me is a sufficient amount of time for me to travel there, for it is 4 months in time. I found a means of transportation to Stockholm, my friend Addie who is from Bosnia has come over to Poland for his annual visit and am willing to take me on his sailboat across the Baltic Sea. But in return he also wants to come along with us or at least get out of Bosnia. He also feels as if there are no safe places in Europe besides Great Britain (he has told me he has terrible sea sickness). The German hatred for the Jews in Poland has increased and the Jews in Germany are suffering greatly too. By the time you get this letter I will probably be on my way to Sweden. Also our Uncle Josh has informed me of a very powerful new leader or fuehrer taking charge of Germany. His name is Hitler; I don't know his first name. But Our Uncle Josh has told me about how he blames the Jews there for all the bad happening there. I really admire your commitment toward getting me to a safe location and I feel very grateful to have you as a cousin.

From Luke Dear Luke, I have obtained your last letter a lot faster than I could have imagined. The chairman has our very own mailing system to send and receive messages a lot faster than before. I have calculated the general amount of time you’re sailing and arriving in Stockholm will be and you should get this by the time you arrive there. There’s something that I have just learned that you must know right away. I bought air plane tickets to an air strip right off of Normandy beach. I did this because I didn't want any of the soldiers there seeing me snoop around. The chairman of the skulls has wanted to help from the start keeping the letters out of passing through Germany. Although, someone tipped off the secretary of staff that Drake and Josh had been writing to you, a fellow Jew. They had been murdered by the Nazi party and played it off as death in the line of duty. The chairman also had said that soldiers will start invading Poland sooner and attack your house now. He said that they will start to follow your trails and you need to hurry. If the Nazi soldiers stop you in the North Sea or any place before reaching there the British Government cannot protect you. However, if you reach Great Britain in time you could prove you have been a legal citizen and will stop those German scum in there trails. Be careful and use fake names throughout the rest of your journey. See you soon. From Fergie Dear Fergie,

I really can't wait to see you there last time I saw you were when we were singing old religious tunes at the synagogue when we were kids. I've always been jealous of your wonderful voice and the nickname, which is The Fergilicious Jew. Well it is the 5th of August and I’m making my way to Sweden I will leave in the morning for I fear I will lose my way if there isn't enough light outside for me to navigate while Addie steers and his brother Semir paddles. I have gone by the name Damon Remoter, for it is quite the opposite of a Jew’s name. I'm very sad to hear the deaths of our uncles and that they will not be given a proper burial. But I believe some of the information in these letters will be deemed as very useful to you to view the full extent of the Nazi's views of Jews. I’m afraid though that Addie will not be able to continue his journey for he has undergone a rare bleeding disorder. And it seems as though the bleeding will not stop either way I could not have keep my promise to him.

From Luke,


 * __The Letter from Their Uncles Drake and Josh __**

Dear Luke,

I hope you will be able to freely escape from the Nazis' with no troubles. But I would like to inform you that some of the things that the Nazis' have done to the Jews in Germany. They took Drake from our home and dragged him into the streets and alleys to beat him and torture him. They also have limited our rights extremely and have put many of us into the slums of many cities. People in Germany view us as people who have done wrong just by their religion. The Nazi’s are using propaganda to shade all of these things from other countries and their own people. The thing I fear most is that we, the Jews will forever be placed in a group that is the scapegoat of the world. You need to do whatever you can do to leave and get to Great Britain as soon as possible. I do not think that you would be able to handle this emotional and physical pain that we have been going through. I do hope you get away safely unharmed and live a very happy life.

From your Uncle Josh, (Nick)