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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man of love, loyalty and integrity was alive during World War II. He was a Gentile who defended the Jewish people and others who suffered horribly under Nazi rule. His life was described in a few simple words: “pastor, prophet, spy and martyr”. Dietrich loved God, the Church and the truth. He was willing to give everything, even his life, to protect these important rights. On February 4, 1906, Dietrich and his twin sister Sabine were born in Breslau, Germany. He was the sixth of eight children. Paula and Karl Bonhoeffer were Dietrich's proud parents. These eight kids grew up in a big house full of love and kindness. Music was a passion in Bonhoeffer's heart from an early age. As a boy, Bonhoeffer also enjoyed reading the classics of Western literature. He read books written by Homer and Plato, Chaucer and Plutarch, Goethe and Schiller. When he was a child, he was homeschooled. When he was a little older, he was taught in a high school. For high school he attended Grunewald High School. As a young man...