Vocabulary
a long curl of hair
ringlet
Sheepish
shy; showing embarrassment from shame or lack of confidence
A Jewish boy who had been protected and hidden by the Roslan family; great at math and had two little brothers; was the OLDEST Gutgeld brother
Jacob
Why is David allowed to go outside but not Jacob?
David looks Polish/Aryan.
Who is David?
A Jewish boy who had been protected and hidden by the Roslan family; it was safe for him to be seen by the Nazis because of the lighter color of his hair; was the YOUNGEST Gutgeld brother
hopeful about the future
Optimism
Composure
being calm and in control
Jacob’s aunt who got him out of the ghetto because she wanted him to survive
What is David's new name?
Tedek
Who is Marishka?
A Polish girl who helped protect the Gutgeld brothers; brought her lessons home from school every day so Jacob could learn them as well
a fixed minimum or maximum number of a particular group of people allowed to do something
quota
Rumpled
creased or ruffled in appearance
A Polish boy who joined the Polish Resistance after his family started to protect the Gutgeld brothers
Yurek
Why didn’t Jacob and David hear from the Roslans while living with their dad?
Dad never gave the boys the Roslans’ letters.
Who is Mela?
A Polish woman who offered her home to help protect the Gutgeld children; Alex’s wife
very hot and hard to breathe; suffocating
Stifling
Taunted
to poke fun at
Mela’s brother who helped the Roslans avoid the police because he had had drinks with one of the policeman
Uncle Vladek
Where do the Roslans stop on the way to Uncle Vladek’s and what do they find? (200 points for where and 200 points for what do they find)
An old barn and refugees hidden in the barn
Who is Alex?
A Polish man who saved Jacob from the ghetto as well as helped other Jewish people during WWII; Mela’s husband
wild with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
Frantic
Refugee
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
The uncle of the Gutgeld boys; a doctor; protected Sholom and David by sending them to live with Polish families and paid those families to keep them hidden
Uncle Galer/Dr. Galer/Kowalski
What honor was given to Alex and Mela?
The Righteous Among the Nations Award for Non-Jews
Who is Stasek?
Jacob’s driver who told Aunt Hannah about the Roslan Family; he was killed by the Nazis for smuggling tobacco