Vocab set 1
Indifferent
A section of a city in which Jews had to live
Elie's mentor in Sighet who survived an early round of executions and returned to warn the town.
Moishe the Beadle
Upon stepping off the train at Birkenau, Eliezer and his family immediately smelled the stench of...
What theme is referred to in the following quote
"I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name."
Dehumanization
severe mental of physical pain
Anguish
banished or seperated from one's home/country
An experienced prisoner advised Elie and his father to lie about these two specific pieces of personal information during selection.
Their age and their health status
What lie did Elie's father tell Stein of Antwerp?
His wife a children were still alive
What theme is referred to in the following quote
"Men to the left! Women to the right!" Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion… That was the moment when I left my mother."
Family Bonds
collection of valued items
to take something dishonestly
Loot
Doing something without success
Vain
Franek, the Polish foreman at Buna, tormented Elie's father until Elie finally agreed to give up this item.
His gold crown (tooth)
How did Elie avoid the dentist in the camps?
What theme is referred to in the following quote
"The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Powerful and Terrible, was silent."
Loss of Faith
to get rid of, to convert into cash
Liquidate
serious or sincere feeling
Who helps Elie through his beating, working at the electrica warehouse under a fake identity, and meets him later in life.
The French Girl
During an Allied air raid, a desperate prisoner was shot for...
crawling toward and eating the unattended soup
What theme is referred to in the following quote
"Bite your lips, little brother... Don't cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come, but not now... Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.."
Survival
The German Secret Police
Gestapo
exercising power in a way that is cruel and unjust
Oppressive/Oppression
Elie received 25 lashes with a whip on a wooden crate as punishment from this character.
Idek
The infamous German slogan 'Arbeit Macht Frei' inscribed over the gate at Auschwitz translates to this phrase in English.
Works Makes You Free
What theme is referred to in the following quote
"We were forced to pass by the hung men, and to look them face to face… I was standing right behind him. I heard him ask: 'For God's sake, where is God?"
Dehumanization and Loss of Faith