Names
What is the main character's full name?
Leon Leyson
Where does the story take place?
Poland
How many years did Leon spend as a prisoner?
6
Who did Tsalig fall in love with?
Miriam
How long did Leon stay in the refugee camp?
3 years
What is Leon's real name?
Leib Lejzon
Who became the leader of Germany in 1938?
Adolf Hitler
What happened on September 1?
Germans invaded Poland.
Who shared the apartment in the ghetto with Leon?
the Luftigs
Why did Leon learn to speak Hungarian?
To talk to a girl
Who did Leon become close to in the summer of 1939?
Tsalig
Where was Leon's second home?
With his neighbor Lansman
What does Kristallnacht mean?
The night of broken glass?
What was the Luftwaffe?
The german air force
How many Jews did Leon say Schinder saved?
1200
What was Leon's father's favorite child?
Pesza (daughter)
What was Leon's father's job before the war?
A machinist in a factory that made glass bottles
German secret police
What was produced in Schindler's company?
enamel ware
What was Leon's trademark clothing during his time in the refugee camp?
A brown fedora
Whose was safe did Leon's father crack?
Oskar Schindler
What did David and Pesza do after the war?
How old was Leon when he went to California?
19
What languages was Leon fluent in?
English, German, Polish, Russian
What happened to Herschel?
He died in Narekawa in 1941 in a mass murder