Chapter 1
What was the real name of the main character?
Leib Lejzon
In what country does the story take place?
Poland
What trick did Leib and his friends use when riding on a streetcar?
ride for free
Who was the leader of Germany in 1938?
Adolph Hitler
How did the German soldiers/Nazis describe the Jews?
Grotesque, filthy creatures.
What was Leib's father's job?
He worked for a glass factory.
Who was the favorite child of Leib's father?
Pesza
How was Leib singled out by his 4th grade teacher?
Mosiek, diminutive for Moshe
What does Kristallnacht mean?
"Night of Broken Glass"
Why did Leib's father get to keep his job?
He spoke German.
What was meant by "It was like a Jewish synagogue?"
loud and unorganized (chaotic event)
What was Leib's second home?
Krakow
Describe what happened on the night of November 9-10, 1938
Synagogues and Torah scrolls were burned
What brother did Leib become closest to during the summer of 1939?
Tsalig
What was the Gestapo?
They were the German secret police.
What job did Leib have when the women were making pillows?
Pick up the feathers
Describe Leib's home with two specific details.
2 rooms and 1 story
What happened on September 1, 1939?
Hitler invaded Poland: air raid siren and the family went to the cellar
What was the Luftwaffe?
German Air Force
What restrictions were placed on the Jews?
Jews could no longer sit on the park benches, go to the park, could not use public transportation and could not go to school.
During what time of year were Jewish people treated differently than Christians?
Holy Week
What excited Leib about his new home in Krakow?
indoor plumbing and electricity
Why did Leib's father and brother, Hershal, leave Krakow and return to Narweka?
Able-bodied men would be conscripted(forced enlisted) into the German Army as forced laborers.
How many Jews lived in Krakow
60.000
Give two specific details describing how German soldiers treated the Jews.
Looted Jewish businesses, evicted Jews from their apartments, confiscated their belongings, beat them, cut off their beards.