The Sighet Ghettos
Madame Schachter
Processing of Prisoners at Auschwitz
Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
100
What is the purpose of the ghettos?
They were used to contain and control the Jews until they could be transported to the concentration camps.
100
How old is Mrs. Schachter?
She is in her fifties.
100
Identify the first step in the 5-step processing of Jews at Auschwitz as outlined in Chapter 3.
First, the Jews were ordered to strip.
100
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. My father was sharing some anecdotes and holding forth on his opinion of the situation.
Anecdote - a short account of a particular event or incident; a short story; a tale
100
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. My mother was intent on preparing our knapsacks with baked breads and cake.
knapsack - a canvas, nylon or leather bag for clothes, food, and other supplies; a backpack
200
Who is the group responsible for relocating the Jews to the ghettos?
The Germans.
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Who is with Mrs.Schachter when she is deported?
Her ten-year-old son.
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Identify the second step in the 5-step processing of Jews at Auschwitz.
They were shaved all over their bodies.
200
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. By eight o'clock in the morning, weariness had settled into our veins, our limbs, our brains, like molten lead.
Molten - past participle of melt; liquified by heat
200
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. My mother thought it was high time to find Hilda an appropriate match; Hilda should be betrothed.
bethrothal - engagement or promise to marry
300
What were the Jews required to wear while contained in the ghettos?
A yellow star
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What happened to Mrs.Schachter's husband and two older sons?
They had been deported before her; the family had been separated.
300
The third step in the 5-step processing of Jews at Auschwitz included "a barrel of foul-smelling liquid.
They were soaked in disinfectant.
300
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. Around five o'clock in the morning, we were expelled from the barrack.
Expel - to drive or force out or away
300
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. There could be nothing more abominable than the smell of burning flesh.
abominable - repugnantly hateful; detestable, loathsome, evil
400
How long did the Jews think they would remain in the ghettos?
Until the end of the war
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What did the Jews finally due to control Mrs. Schachter's outcries?
They bound and gagged her.
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Identify the fourth step in the 5-step processing of Jews at Auschwitz.
They were ordered to take a hot shower.
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Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. "As far as I'm concerned, this whole business of deportation is nothing but a big farce...They just want to steal our valuables and jewelry."
Farce - a ridiculous sham
400
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. Our convoy headed toward the main synagogue.
convoy - fleet or group of vehicles; an armed force
500
How did the Jews feel about the ghettos?
They thought it was a "good thing" to live among a community of Jews whom they considered their brothers.
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What did Mrs. Schachter's vision of fire and flames foreshadow?
The fate of the Jews
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Identify the final step in the 5-step processing of Jews at Auschwitz.
An identifying number was tattooed on their left arms.
500
Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. First edict: Jews were prohibited from leaving their residences for three days, under penalty of death.
Edict - a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority; proclamation; a command
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Using context clues, identify and provide a definition or synonym for the vocabulary term. The Jews liked the idea of communing with compatriots in the ghettos.
compatriots - a native or inhabitant of one's own country; countrymen
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