vocabulary
resist doing what is asked or expected
defiant
Chaya's uncle who was to be married
Shmuel
comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"
simile
newcomers
zugangi
The prisoner in camp who gave orders
the blokova
offensively bold or disrespectful
impudent
Chaya's aunt who made Chaya promise not to cry anymore.
Gitl
comparing two things without using the words "like" or "as"
metaphor
schnell
fast or quickly
Name one of Yitchak's children
Tzipporah or Reuven
easily hurt or delicate
vulnerable
Hannah's little brother
Aaron
give a hint that something is going to happen
foreshadow
Malach ha-mavis
Angel of Death
Who is Fayge and what happened to her in camp?
She was engaged to Shmuel. She was killed at the same time the soldiers shot Shmuel.
something that suggests bad things will happen
ominous
The Jewish jester who foreshadows events
the badchan
reference made to famous person, place, thing, literary work, or event
allusion
dumpster
midden
What does the camp motto, "Arbeit Macht Frei" mean?
Work makes you free
difficult to grasp or retain
elusive
Also known as Aunt Eva
Rivka
the difference between appearance and reality
irony
non-Jewish
goy
Who said, "Live...for my Chaya..."