People to know
The name of our narrator (the person telling the story), the 15 year old boy
Elie
Give an example of a valuable that Jews would have had to turn over to the Nazis
Jewelry, gold, silver, money, etc.
This is what the chimney was for in the camps
Burning people
This means severe mental or physical pain
Anguish
This is why Miep is hiding the Frank family
Nazis, so they aren't arrested/deported/killed
What is the common name that we use now for Hitler's "gestapo" that were arresting people and running the camps?
Nazis
Jews were forced to wear this yellow symbol on their clothes.
Star (star of david)
The prisoner tells Elie to say he is this age instead of 15
18
This means cruel and heartless
Inhumane
This is where the Frank family is hiding
In an attic/annex above Otto Frank's office
Who is the only family member left with Elie in the barracks (camp)?
His father (Shlomo)
6:00
This was the last moment that Elie saw his mother and sister
Lining up, "men to the left, women to the right", waiting for the chimney
This means to be forced to leave a place
Expelled
It was emptied/searched and their belongings taken
Mrs. Schächter
What was the name of the area that the Jews had to move into all together?
Ghettos
What were some of the signs at Uncle Mendel's house that they had been deported
Half eaten soup, dough for bread on the counter, books on the floor, disorganized
The point just before a new situation begins
Threshold
This is why it is a risk for Miep to see Dr. Pfeffer as her dentist
He is Jewish and it is illegal for her as a non-Jew to see a Jewish dentist
This poor man is Elie’s teacher who tries to warn the town about the Nazis. (This was back on pages 3-17)
Moishe the Beadle
What was the specific name of the type of transport that Jews had to board to take to the camps (Auschwitz)?
A cattle car
This is the name of the buildings (this word is used for the military as well) that Elie and his father are forced to sleep in, shower in, stand in mud in
Barracks
DAILY DOUBLE: This is not on your vocab sheet, and you can only use notes (no googling).
This is what the process of choosing people to work and those to go to the crematorium was called. The word can also be defined as "carefully choosing someone"
Selection/selecting
This is what Jan was unexpectedly ACTUALLY called into the office at work for
To help his work with resistance efforts, help Jewish people, work against the Nazis