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W e l c om e to A d a m 's p a g <span style="color: rgb(245, 189, 25)">e. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Adam Bourgault 4/30/08 L.A.2 Treatment of the Jews The Holocaust. The worlds worst genocide. An estimated 11 million dead. Hundreds of millions scarred for ever. During the Holocaust millions of people were mistreated, taken from their homes, forced to watch their families die, imprisioned behind walls and fences. The Jews were treated like animals. In a picture taken by Meczenstwo Walka, Zaglada Zydow Polsce, there is a card printed with names and numbers. It is a ration card. The numbers represent how much food each person gets. The people who get more food are the men and women who are working to help supply the German army. Those who are listed to die recive little or no food. The Germans treated the Jews like pets, as their feeding system clearly shows. Another picture taken by The Polish Central Archive of Film, Photo, and Phonographic Documents shows Jewish children, imprisioned behind barbed wire fencing, and clothed concentration camp uniforms, which are little more then rags. This shows how poorly the Germans treated Jews, especially children, who they had little use for. The third and final picture, from the Poland National Archives, shows a Jewish man jumping to his death from a four story building. This is evidence of how much the Jews hated their treatment and would do anything to escape from the Germans, including committing suicide. These stunning pictures are an example of how evil the Holocaust was, and how horribly the Germans treated the Jews. We can see the same kind of animal treatment in todays Iraq War, with American hostages being treated like dirt by their terrorist captors. What drives these minds to do these horrible things, and treat their fellow man so badly, we may never know. But we can always hope that an event as horrible as the Holocaust. 5/1/08 What are the signs of trouble? The signs of trouble are Moshe the Beadle, who brings grave warnings of German conquest, and how Moshe changes. He is no longer a smiling happy beadle, he is a quiet, solemn, changed man, who has seen terrible things. This should be a sign to the Jews of Sighet, that things aren't as they should be. I think that it is wrong that the Jews didn't believe Moshe the Beadle. Also when the town near Sighet was destroyed, that was a big indecator that things were wrong. When the German soldiers come into Sighet, the biggest sign of trouble had arrived.

They had no reason not to belive him, and the fact that they try to pretend nothing will happen disgusts me. They don't want to believe that they can be captured, or taken away. I feel sad thaat they are so ignorant and stubborn however. When the Germans begin to deport Jews, it makes feel miserable, reading about the conditions that they were forced to endure. In the train station, when they have to relieve themselves in a corner, it fills me with anxiousness because I know that their living conditions are about to get a whole lot worse.

How do the Jews of Sighet react? The Jews of Sighet receive the news disbelivingly, and are in denile for quite a while. They refuse to believe that the Germans can, or will, be able to reach them, and fight the Russian forces. But even after the Germans come into town, the Jews still belive the Germans mean them no harm. But after they begin to get deported, the Jews become more and more worried. Some still think nothing will happen. But the cold reality is, that everything is starting to happen.

It makes me feel kind of strange that the Jews won't believe Moshe. They want to believe everything is okay, and nothinge will happen. Its hard to describe how I feel about that. Confused? Angry? Disapointed? A little bit of all 3 I guess. It makes me feel sorry that the Jews are so blind to their coming suffering. I wish that they at least knew what was coming, but they seem to think that they are going to a good place.

__pages 21 – 26__ **(due Monday 5/5)** Who is Madame Schachter? Madame Schachter is a Jewish woman who was seperated from her husband and 2 older sons. This seperation drives her to the point of insanity.

What happens to her? Since Madame Schachter lost her family (except for her young son) she had began to go a little bit crazy. In the middle of the night she will begin to scream of a terrible fire, a furnace. The men begin to beat her trying to make her be quiet, and she eventually quiets, but it happens night after night, and make everyone a little mad.

I think that Madame Schachter is being treated a tad unfairly. They could quiet her some other perhaps, or humor her warnings. They might want to take her warnings seriously. I believe that Madame Schacter has every right to be hysterical. She has lost her family, and she is headed to a place where she knows she could very well die. It seems to me that anyone would be a little hysterical at that point. I feel sorry for the poor Madame.

__pages 27 – 44__ **(due Wednesday 5/7)** What are the specific acts, events and ideas that DESTROY faith? The specific events that destroy faith are being loaded into the cattle wagons to begin, which makes the Jews feel mistreated. When they see that they migh be put in the crematory, the Jews faith is broken. They all must wonder why their God did this horrible thing to them. They have no answers. Then the Germans make them run, and give them clothes that don't fit, and places to sleep that are cold, and unsuitable for living. Their "cabin master" Is a cruel, evil soul that tortures the poor Jews mercilessly. The Jews faith is destroyed by these events and happenings. They don't see how God could do such horrible things to them.

What are the specific acts, events and ideas that REKINDLE faith? Seeing the crematory rekindles the faith of some. They believe that they are being tested by their God, and that they must fight through and survive this to be worthy in his eyes. Many Jews believe that when they see their living friends and family that everything will be okay, and that their God had not abandoned them after all.

I think that any person would feel confused if they were faced with a crematory. I think anyone would wonder who was doing this to them. Being beaten, watching ones family members being killed, being thrown in cattle wagons, relieving ones self on the floor, these things would demean anyone and make them wonder who could possibly do these horrible things to them. Those acts seem like enough to destroy anyones faith. But I also think someone could get through it if they had their family with them, and their friends by their side. These simple but meaningful blessings would mean so much if one had to live through an event such as the Holocaust. We take family and friends to much for granted these days. Back then, I think having loved ones nearby would be more important than food or water.

__pages 45 – 62__ Acts of kindness Some of the acts of kindness are prisoners getting extra bread for the children or starving, and helping those who are hurting or inconvinenced n some way. One act of kindness is when the French girl help Elie. Kindness is demonstarted by several different people in their own ways. The orphan boys from the workhouse are kind to Elie in giving him the frienship he needs to survive. Most people are trying to help their fellow prisoners survive through this horrible ordeal are trying to AND Acts of brutality Acts of brutality are much more plentiful than kindness however. The guards are cruel and beat and insult the prisoners while anyone can be executed for even the smallest thing, like trying to get a little more food. Young boys and girls are no exeception. The prisoners themselves grow restless, and begin to care less and less about eachother, and more about themselves. A previously kind Kapo threatens Elie for his gold tooth. The prisoners begin to keep food to themselves instead of sharing with those who need it more. The prisoner are becoming animalistic in their behaviors, and those who are strong enouth to survive, don't.

When I read about these prisoners squabbleing amongst themselves, I am a little appalled. The Nazis have treated their captives so poorly that they have become animals. I am also a little disgusted with the prisoners. They are all in the same boat, but they are all trying to paddle in different directions. The prisoners aren't helping eachother (like they should be) and are focussing on their own survival. If things continue on their current path then few will survive.

NIGHT Reading Quiz, pages 45-62 Name Adam 1.What does the assistant to the head of the tent offer Elie for his new shoes? A better unit. 2.Who is Idek? His tent head. 3.Why is the camp dentist so interested in removing the crown from one of Elie's teeth? Because it is gold, and is worth money. 4.Why does Idek whip Elie? Because Elie accidently walked in on him and a Polish girl, “romancing”. 5.At the end of this section, Elie remarks that his soup tasted like corpses. What had he just witnessed that led him to make this statement? The execution of a prisoner.

__pages 63 – 80__ **(due Wednesday 5/14)** Germans' attempts to control things The Germans are attempting to control things, but they are doing a much better job at it then the Jews. The Germans have men and women seperated, everyone grouped into certain bunks, all the Jews are assigned to certain tasks. Those who disobey are beaten, or even killed, as to bring fear to the Jews, and prevent them from trying anything. It is a horrible happening.

Jews' attempts to control things The Jews aren't doing a whole lot of controlling anything. They are unable to control their movement to camps, their mistreatment, or seperation, or murders. The Jews can trade for new things, or try to trade for more food. The Jews can strike deals, and try to get into good bunks. But in all honesty the Jews control very little.

I feel very sorry for the Jews. They were unable to control anything that is happening to them. The Germans are controlling everything. They have the food, the clothes, the weapons, the strength. The Jews are powerless to stop anything happening to them.


 * NIGHT, READING QUIZ, pages 63-80

1. What two things does Elie’s father leave him as his inheritance? A knife and a spoon. 2. What happens to Akiba Drumer? He is selected to be killed. 3. What ailment sends Elie to the hospital? A swollen foot. 4. What do most patients believe will happen to them prior to evacuation? They will all be killed. 5. What do the color red and Elie have in common with the evacuation of Buna?** Elies bleeding is red, and he needs to escape, and the Red Army is evacuating the camp.

4 Corners Discussion Disagree Page 72 Para 2 Page 68 "Let's keep together. We shall be stronger that way." Page 67 Para 3, 4, onto 68 Page 69

Strongly Agree Page 52 Elie is mad at his father for not avoiding Idek, because of what concentration camps made him.

__6. pages 81 – 109__ **(due Friday 5/16)** powerful quotations page 86 "He stared all around him in a circle as though he had suddenly decided to draw up an inventory of his universe, to find out exactly where he was, in what place and why. The he smiled. I shall always remember that smile. From which world did it come?"

Page 87 "A terrible thought loomed up in my mind: he had wanted to get rid of his father! He had felt that his father was growing weak, he had believed that the end was near and had sought this seperation in order to get rid of the extra burden, to free himself of an encumberance that could lessen his chances of survival."

Page 105 "Here every man has to fight for himself and not think of anyone else. Even of his father. Heree there are no fathers no brothers no friends.

These quotes describe a lot about the Holocaust if you ask me. In the Holocaust people would be so overwhelmed, that they would just lay down and die, which they so often do in this chapter. Elie's dad loses himself in a moment, probably imagining a better place. But when Elie shakes him, Elie's father opens his eyes to see that he still is alive, not in a concentartion camp, and still has his son. And he smiles because that is all he needs. The second two quotes show how desperate people became during the Holocaust. Sons would abandon their fathers just so they might survive. People cared only for themselves, and no one else. Everyone was one minded, and had one goal.