Ass. 6- Ch. 4-5 Q's

Answer the following questions;

Chapter 4

1. What were the objectives of the medical examinations?

To see if they were healthy enough to live or to be burned; to look for gold crowns so they could be removed.

2.Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play Beethoven? They weren't allowed to play German music.

3.Describe one if Idek's bouts of madness.

He gets so mac that he just has to hit someone or something and its better to keep out of the way.

4.How did Elie initially avoid losing his gold crown? He pretended to be ill, he said he didn't feel good and that he had temperature.
5.Who did Elie meet on the Paris metro.

The girl that told him to be patient after Idek beat him up.

6.What happened to Ellie when he refused to give his crown to Franek? What was the end result?

Franek put Elie's father in the marching group although he knew he couldn't march.He then started hitting him. After Franek got Ellie to the point were he couldn't watch any longer; he had Ellie give him a ration of bread and he had someone yank out his tooth with a rusty spoon.

7.Describe the scene at the soup cauldrons.

All the men are sent to their rooms and there are 2 cauldrons left in front of the kitchen. A man dares to go and drink from them and everyone is jealous of him and then he dies after the Americans start bombing.

8.During the preliminary ceremonies before hanging, what did Juliek tell whisper to Elie? What does this suggest?

"They're expecting trouble." He knew the Germans were afraid that if 1 Jew did something the rest would follow.

9.During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging different from the others?

To them, it was very painful to watch two men and a little boy being hanged. Since the boy didn't weigh that much, he died slowly and painfully.Elie said to himself that it was God who was hanging in the gallows.

Chapter 5

1.Why didn't Elie fast on Yom Kippur?

To please his father because he had forbidden him to do so and because it was dangerous.

2.What advice was given to Elie to pass the selection?

To run like the devil was after him so that he could give himself a little color.

3.How did Elie's father respond when he had learned that his name had been written down?

He felt that his time was short and he started to give Elie his valuable belongings/ possessions

4.What did Akiba Drumer ask others to do for him? Did they do it?

He had asked them to pray the kaddish for him if in three days he was no longer there;They didn't do it because they forgot.

5.Why was Elie placed in the hospital?

His right foot was swelling from the cold and had to be operated if not amputated.

6.Why was the camp evacuated?

It was evacuated because the Russians were coming.

7.What did Elie learn of the fate of those who stayed behind in the hospital?

They were simply liberated by the Russians 2 days after the evacuation.

Assignment 5- Timeline

The Nazification of Germany


1933-On January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor

1934-there were 2.5 million SA men compared with 100,000 men in the regular army.On August 2, 1934, President Hindenburg died. Hitler combined the offices of Reich Chancellor and President, declaring himself Führer and Reich Chancellor,

1935-Hitler announced the Nuremberg Laws . These laws prevented Jews of their civil rights as German citizens and separated them from Germans legally, socially, and politically.

1936- Berlin hosted the Olympics. Hitler viewed this as a perfect opportunity to promote a favorable image of Nazism to the world. Monumental stadiums and other Olympic facilities were constructed as Nazi showpieces.


1938- Germany took over Austria without bloodshed

1939-Hitler invaded Poland, officially starting World War II. Two days later, Britain and France, now obliged by treaty to help Poland, declared war on Germany

Answer the following sets of questions.
Chapter 2-pp.21-26
1.)Explain, "our eyes were opened, but too late." Where was the train at this point?
-They were aware of what was happening but they did nothing to stop it. The were in Kaschau, a little town on the Czechoslovak frontier. p.21
2.)What was foreshadowed by Madame Schachter's nightmare?
-I think she was sort of psychic and she could see what was awaiting for them.
3.) What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?
-They tied her up, sat her down, and hit her on the head. p. 23
4.) Where did the train finally stop?
-They stoped at Auschwitz. p.24

Chapter 3-pp.27-43
1. When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?
He was told to lie about his age by an SS officer and he lied about his occupation because he was scared. p.29
2. What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
He saw babies being burned inside a ditch.p.30
3. Explain what Elie meant when he said, "Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever."
Maybe when he saw that, he couldnt believe that God was letting people do this to other people. It was inhumanly cruel. p32
4. How did Elie change in a short time?
He seemed like a totally new person. When his father got hit, he didnt do anything to help him. i guess its just that fear devoured him.
5. What was Elie's first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau?
He thought it was better then Birkenau because they at least treated them better. p.32
6. What was the "compulsory formality" at the entrance to all camps?
They were showered them with hot water. p.38
7. What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?
They got a number tatooed on their forearm. p. 39
8. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from his position?
He was too humane. p.41
9. What were the prisoners' rations at each meal?
In the morning, black coffe, evening, bread and margarine, and in the noon, soup. p. 40
10.What was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his strength?
He had to put his own father inside a crematory. p.33

Night, Elie Wiesel Questions ass. 3

♥1. Who is Moishe/Moche the Beadle?
-He was a man of all work at a Hasidic synagogue. He was very poor and people were very fond of him.He always made himself seem invisible. He was awkward and he made others smile.His gaze was lost.He was the one who explained to Elie that every question possessed a power that didn't lie in the answer. pg. 1
♥2. Why did Eliezer cry when he prayed?
-He didn't know why it is that he cried, it was just a feeling that grew inside him while he prayed and he had to let it out. pg.2
♥3.When Moishe/Moche returned what did he tell?
-The train full of deportees had crossed the Hungarian frontier and on polish territory had been taken in charge by the gestapo.the Jews had to get out and climb into lorries and rode toward a forest. they were mad e to dig huge graves. when they had finished, the gestapo had to kill them. They had to go up to the grave and present their necks. The babies were thrown into the air and were used as targets.Moshie was wounded in the leg and "miraculously" escaped because he was taken for dead. pg. 4
♥4.Why didn't people believe him?
-Everyone thought he had lost his mind and that he just wanted them to pity him.pg.5
♥5.List the ways the Jewish people of Sighet lost their rights (List 5).
- 1.Some of their homes were taken over by German soldiers and they had to do what they said. p. 7
- 2. They wouldn't be allowed to leave their houses for three days - on pain of death p.8
- 3.They couldn't keep any gold, jewels, or any objects of value in the house, so they were taken away.p.8
- 4. Every Jew had to wear the yellow star. p.8
-5. They were not allowed to go to restaurants or cafés, to travel on the railway, to attend the synagogue, or to go out to the street after 6 ' o clock. p. 9
♥6. What is a Ghetto?
-A ghetto is a section inhabited by members of an ethnic group (ex. Jews)
♥7.Why did citizens resist the truth , even when it was in front of them?
-They didn't think Hitler would be able to kill all Jews because they were millions and spread around all over the country. Also because it was the middle of the 20th century.
♥8.Describe the conditions in the train (at the end of the chapter).
They were 80 people to a car, and were left a few loaves of bread and some buckets of water. There were bars at the windows. The cars were sealed. In each car there was a person in charge, if someone escaped, he would get shot.

Cattle Car Complex- Assignment 2

Summary:



In this story, there is a guy named Adam Posner. He is a lawyer who is trapped in an elevator that got stuck. Apparently, he has a severe trauma from childhood. He was part of all the Jewish people they took to Auschwitz during World War II in Germany. At the beginning of the story, he tries to be calm, but its really hard for him. .After a while he starts to remember what a torture it was to ride in the cattle cars. he starts to remember what it was to suffer the treatment of the Nazis toward him and the rest of the Jews. He presses every button there is. no answer, no movement. In the end the people who fix elevators finally come and take him out.

What I think:

I think he is trying to tell about how other Jewish people felt during the holocaust.