Comparing Auschwitz to New Jersey

Although I was immediately engaged by the luster of the glittery gel pen , I quickly remembered that this letter my student was writing was about the book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. In case you haven't read it, it's about a boy who moved from Berlin, Germany to Auschwitz, Poland. For some reason, this little darling confused Auschwitz with New Jersey. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!