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Vocab.
Meet the Milgroms!
Welcome to beautiful Warsaw!
Let's get crazy!
Happy Hanukkah!
100
To cry or wail. Big Henryk did this like a baby!
What is bawled.
100
I decided I would convert to a Lutheran in order to be released from the ghetto.
Who is Uncle Shepsel.
100
This is what Misha and his friends call the area outside the ghetto.
What is Heaven.
100
When the Russians start bombing Warsaw I just sat down at the top of my dead wife's grave.
Who is Mr. Milgrom.
100
This is how many nights Hanukkah lasts.
What is 8.
200
A place for children without parents or guardians. Dr. Korczak was in charge of one.
What is an orphanage.
200
I spent most of my time lying on a mattress.
Who is Janina's mother.
200
These are the only birds you will see in the ghetto.
What are crows.
200
You may see me running the streets in the ghetto playing a silver flute telling the children to.....
What is "come to the candy mountain!"
200
This is what the candle holder used to celebrate Hanukkah is called.
What is a menorah.
300
A candle holder with nine branches used to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The Milgrom's new roommates stole this.
What is a menorah.
300
My name is Tobias. I used to be a pharmacist before being sent to the ghetto.
Who is Janina's father.
300
This is where Uri works (in the laundry).
What is the blue camel hotel.
300
This is how the children grow in the ghetto.
What is down instead of up.
300
These were the people who were trying to destroy everything Jewish that made Hanukkah a holiday.
Who are the Greeks.
400
A Jewish festival lasting 8 days/nights.
What is Hanukkah.
400
I am very loud and annoying. My favorite food is pickled eggs.
Who is Janina.
400
This is the train station where you can catch a ride out of Warsaw to a concentration camp.
What is Stawki Station.
400
This is what the people who moved into the room with the Milgroms stole during Hanukkah.
What is the menorah.
400
This is the American holiday that Hanukkah most closely would resemble.
What is July 4th (Independence Day).
500
The act of running or moving quickly. Greta the speckled mare or the flaming cow might've done this.
What is galloping.
500
I'm the newest Milgrom. Uncle Shepsel calls me the smelly intruder.
Who is Misha.
500
This person tells Misha to leave Warsaw even though the rumor is there will be deportations that lead to Jewish resettlement camps.
Who is Uri.
500
Misha may never have found an Greta, an orange or even an orphan's mother in the ghetto, but he did finally find this, even if it was on fire.
What is the cow.
500
This is the Hanukkah gift Mr. Milgrom gives Misha and Janina.
What are combs.