7/8.TAKS Reading Practice E

Out of the Darkness
This is a story about a woman named Mrs. Kolsti. She was interviewed by a cave explorer named Mr. Potemkin. He wanted to learn about her life. Mrs. Kolsti grew up during the Holocaust of World War II. During this time, German Nazis put Jewish people in prison camps, and millions lost their lives. When Mrs. Kolsti was a child, she and her family left their village in the Ukraine. They hid in a cave for nearly a year so that the Nazis would not capture them. This story is based on actual events. Read the story to find out how Mrs. Kolsti and her family survived by hiding in the cave.

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