Vocab
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About Yanek
Characters
WW ll
100
Define Liquidate
To eliminate; typically by violent meant
100
How many death marches were there?
2
100
Who did Yanek find at the first camp that was related to him?
Uncle Moshe
100
Who is the main character?
Yanek Gruener
100
What was the first country Germany invaded?
200
Define Liberated
To be freed
200
Where was the first location Yanek was in the book?
200
How old was Yanek when the war started?
10
200
Who was the camp commandant at Paszow?
(with the dogs)
Amon Goeth
200
Which two countries were the first to declare war on Germany?
France and Great Britain
300
Define Louse
Parasitic insects that live on the skin (lice)
300
Where was the former Kapo killed?
Wieliczka Salt Mine
300
What did Yanek do to help hide his family is Krakow?
He found the pigeon coop and suggested they lived in it
300
Who was Yanek's friend who got hung?
Fred
300
How long did the war last?
6 years (and one day)
400
Define Cesspit
A pit for the disposal of waste and sewage
400
What was the first camp that Yanek went to?
Plaszow
400
What did Yanek change his name to after he moved to America?
Jack Gruener
400
Who was the Kapo who had served in prison?
Moonface
400
What happened to Adolf Hitler after the war?
He killed himself in his bunker
500
Define a Minyan
A group of 10 men over 13 required for traditional public Jewish worship
500
Where was Yanek when he got freed?
Dachau
500
How many camps did Yanek stay at during the war?
10
500
Who were Yanek's parents?
Oskar and Mina
500
What led us to declare war on Germany?
The bombing of Pearl Harbour
