What was the most transformative event in Nelly Sachs life?
Rise of the Nazis in World War II
The French Revolution
Building of the Berlin Wall
Start of World War I
Answer
The most transformative event in Nelly Sachs life was the rise of the Nazis in World War II. She was born in Berlin in 1891 to a Jewish family. When the Nazis came to power, they began to persecute Jews, and Sachs was forced to flee Germany in 1939. She spent the rest of her life in exile, first in Sweden and then in Israel.
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