Assignment 4 ch.3

1. When questioned by the S.S. Oficer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?
- Ellie lied about hisage and occupation because he was scared.
2. What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
- The first horrifying sight that Elie first saw was the truck dumping the babies bodies so that they could get burned.
3. Explain what Elie meant when he said, "Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever."
- Ellie meant that he didn't have faith anymore.
4. How did Elie change in a short time?
- Elie changed, now hefelt angered.And he started questioning God like why should he thank him for.
5. What was Elie's first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau?
- Ellies first impression of Auschitz aftwer leavind Birkenau was that he felt they treated him better.
6. What was the "compulsory formality" at the entrance to all camps?
- At the consentration camps the "compulsory formality" was that they would get showered with HOTT water.
7. What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?
- They used numbers on the left arm for the prisioners it was like a tatoo.
8. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from his position?
- The person in charfge of Elie's block was moved from hes position beacause the Germans said that he was being too nice.
9. What were the prisoners' rations at each meal?
- The prisioners rations were that in the morningsthey had black coffee, midday soup, and at six they had bread with margarine.
10.What was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his strength?
-Brla Katz was once forced to

Assignment #4 Chapter 2: pg.21-26

Explain, "our eyes were opened, but too late." Where was the train at this point?
-The author meant that they were finally up but not at the right time. At that point the train was at Hungary. .
What was foreshadowed by Madame Schacter's nightmare?
-It was a horrible welcome because of the fire shooting out the chimney in Birkenau, Auschwitz.
What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?
-First, they pitied her and tried to support her. But at the end they lost patience and the men struck sometimes mortally.

Assignment #1

The holocaust led to death of about more than 6 million Jews. First, the Germans had more than 9 million Jews until they started to kill two out of three Jews. Germans didn’t just kill Jews though they also killed more then 200,000 Gypsies and 200,000 disabled people. All of this started in the year 1933. There was a couple of survivors from THE HOLOCAUST and one of them even wrote a book to inform and entertain people about his horrifying story/life.

Assignment #2

Adam Posner was a Jewish lawyer that got stuck in an elavator. When Adam was stuck in that elavator he was thinking on the Holocaust. Adam was afraid of the dark. This author writes about his experinces on what happened in the Holacoust. He is one of the verry few survivors there was and writes his story to inform and entretain others

Assignment #3: Chapter 1

1-Who is Moishe/Moche the Beadle, describe him.
Moishe the Beadle had lots of nicknames. He was a verry poor man that lived in Uttery Penury. He was a man of ALL work
2-Why did Eliezer cry when he prayed?
Elizer didi not know why he cryed when he prayed.
3-When Moishe/Moche returned what did he tell?
When Moishe returned he told about the dead people, and how they killed them.
4-Why didn't people believe him?
Peple did not believe him because they all though he was a crazy man!!
5-List the ways the Jewish people of Sighet lost their rights (List 5).
1- They where not allowed to have anything with high value.
2- They where not allowed to stay out past six.
3- T hey arrested all the leaders of the community.
4- Soilders could not go in their homes.
5- They HAD to wear a yellow star.
6-What is a Ghetto?
The ghetto is a neighborhood where only a class of people live like the verry poor.
7-Why did citizens resist the truth , even when it was in front of them?
All jews didn't believe that Hitler really intented to take over them.
8-Describe the conditions in the train (at the end of the chapter).
In each car there was 80 people. If someone were to escape the person in charge of that car would be killed. The windows had bars on them and in the car all there was were water and bread.