Vocabulary
Krakow
Death march1/Auschwitz
Sachsenhausen/Birkenau
Gross-Rosen/Dachau
100
What is the definition scarce?
Not a lot.
100
Who Invades Yankes town (ghetto)?
The Nazis/Germans
100
How was the travel for jews in the Death March?
Lots of ice, snow, hail.
100
Who was the specific disliked Yanek at Sachsenhausen Camp?
Moonface.
100
What did Yanek lose to get 20 lashes?
Button on his shirt.
200
What is the definition of synagogue?
A Jewish place of Warship.
200
What country was the ghetto located in?
Poland.
200
What were the sleeping conditions on the Death March?
They had to sleep on bear ground with little clothes on, mostly sleeping on snow and ice.
200
How did people die in Sachsenhausen... not by SS officers, Kapo's?
The Jews died by suicide.
200
When the war was coming to a end why did they finally sleep?
They flat out did not care anymore.
300
What is the definition of mercenary?
Trying to make money in a non-ethical way.
300
What happend to the ghetto after the Germans invaded?
The Jews could not go outside the ghetto, no school, no work, there was a 3 meter tall wall around the ghetto with barbed wire on the top to make sure know body goes out.
300
Who was Yaneks friend at Auschwitz?
Fred.
300
How did people commit suicide in Sachsenhausen?
People would jump on the electric barbed wire.
300
What country went and got the Jews at Dachau?
Americans!
400
What is the definition of judenrat?
A jewish personel working for the Germans.
400
If the Jews were found outside there homes or outside the ghetto, even having a private school what would happen?
The Jews were shot on site.
400
What were the old prisoners like at Auschwitz?
The people that were at Auschwitz for a long time were all Musselman.
400
What did everybody think was going to come out of the showers?
Gas.
400
What did the Jews think when the Americans showed up?
The Jews thought it was a bunch of more SS soldiers but it was the Americans coming for help!
500
What is the definition of rabid?
To financialy support.
500
Were did Yanek hide in his house when the Germans were taking people out of there houses?
In a chicken coop on the flat.
500
What does the sign say above Auschwitz entrance?
Work sets you free in the German language
500
Why was Yanek surprised when he was being transported to Birkenau?
There were dead body's in the train carts and the smell was horrific.
500
What did the Americans give the Jews when the showed up for help?
Stuff to eat, silverware, and a toothbrush.