Ghetto Life
How many people lived in the ghetto in Lodz?
200,000 people
Where did this story take place?
Lodz, Poland
According to the text, when did France lose the war to Nazi Germany?
in 1940
As used in these sentences, what does the word "flee" mean? When the French lost the war in 1970, we had to flee.We left the city and went south, away from the Germans.
run away
How many European Jews were killed by the German Nazis during World War II?
6 million (including others)
What does "evoke" mean as used in the last paragraph of the section "Pictures of Daily Life"?
bring to mind, make someone think of
How is this text organized?
as an interview with questions and answers
Define the word conflict as used in the following sentence. The conflict between England and France lasted or many years.
a fight, battle, or war
What is this the central idea of this text?
Henryk's photographs of life in a Polish ghetto during the Holocaust.
What word best completes the sentence: Henryk Ross's son gave the collection of photographs to the Archive of Modern Conflict ________ his father's death.
after
Based on the answer to the question, "How did you find the money to buy food?", what can you conclude about the lady put in charge at the factory?
She was not Jewish
What does perish mean as used in the following sentence. Many people perished in the earthquake.
What can be inferred from the text about food in the ghetto?
There often was not enough food for people.
Describe what is happening in Ross's photo from The Wiener Library.
It shows starving Jewish people eating soup.
What is the central idea of this text?
Benno Harte's experience running away from the Nazis with his family.
What does the word escape mean?
to get free
What is a conclusion about Ross's photographs from the 2nd paragraph in the section "Pictures of Daily Life"?
Some of Ross's pictures made the ghetto seem like a good place to be, and some showed it as a terrible place to be.
Why did Ross bury some photos during the war? Use evidence to support your answer.
He may have buried them because they "evoke painful memories."
Based on the text, what was the war's impact on non-Jewish and Jewish people?
Many non-Jewish people probably survived, but a lot of Jewish people probably died.
what does the word survive mean?
to live despite a serious threat to one's life