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
What happened in Europe on the night of November 9th - 10th in 1938?
“Kristallnacht” - Nazis destroyed Jewish shops, homes, and temples. They beat and terrorized the Jewish people.
What does Kristallnacht mean?
The night of broken glass
What is propaganda and how did the Nazis use propaganda?
Propaganda is when false, racist or biased views are are advertised. The Nazis created insulting posters to negatively portrayed Jewish people.
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
Why does Leon's mom destroy their furniture?
She does not want the Nazis to use their furniture after she and the family are forced to leave the apartment.
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 does Leon learn to speak? (Name at least 4)
Polish, Yiddish, German, Russian, Hungarian & English
What happened to Herschel?
He died in Narekawa in 1941 in a mass murder