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 Section 1
Paraphrase what Moshe the Beadle told the people when he returned
after escaping from his captors.

Would you have believed Moshe, or thought him to be a lunatic too?

Explain.

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 If you were the father, would you have taken
refuge in Martha’s home? Why or why not?
Describe life in the ghettos.

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On the map, identify the location of the Warsaw ghetto, and the Sighet
ghetto.

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Describe the physical setting of the Warsaw ghetto (population, size,
guards, etc.)

Describe your feelings about the information

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 in Section 1.
List any questions that you have.

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 Section 2
Analyze the actions of Madame Schacter. How did they affect the
others in the cattle car with her? How did they affect her son?

Describe the selection process. How would these selections have

affected you and your family if you were present at that time?

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On the map, identify Auschwitz. Then, referring to the map in Section 1
and the maps on the web resources, trace the probable path Elie
Wiesel would have taken on his deportation journey to Auschwitz.

Compare the selection stories told by Elie Wiesel in Night to the stories
told by those in the video, Arrival at the Concentration Camps.

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 Based on Nessa, the lady in the video, Arrival at the Concentration
Camps, reciting the number given her, how do you think the issuing of
numbers affected the Jews.

Describe your feelings about

the information in Section 2.
List any questions you have.

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 Section 3
Describe how Elie has changed since the beginning of the Holocaust.
Be sure to refer to his change in anger.

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Describe the loss of faith of many of the Jews. How did this affect their
outcome?

Describe Auschwitz according to the Interactive Map.

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 Based on the testimonies in the video, describe life in the
concentration camps.

Explain the role of Dr. Mengele Imagine

yourself in the concentration camp. Would you
in the concentration camps. have
tried to steal soup during the air raid. Explain.

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 Describe your feelings about
the information in Section 3.
List any questions that you have.

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 Section 4
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What do you believe the Jews were thinking as they made the nearly
50 mile run from Buna to Gleiwitz.

If you were Elie when his father was selected to die, would you have
caused the commotion to save him? Explain.

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 Describe the trip in the cattle cars. Should one small piece of bread
have meant so much to the Jews or were they overreacting? Explain.

How do you think you would have felt if you were forced to take the
journey in the cattle cars?

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Compare and contrast the different accounts of the death march and
concentration camps, found on the Wollheim Memorial website.

One the map, identify Buna, Gleiwitz, and Buchenwald.

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 Describe your feelings about
the information in Section 4.
List any questions that you have.

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 Section 5
How has Elie changed throughout the Holocaust, from the beginning of
it to the end?

What would you have said to Elie’s father to encourage him to not let
death take hold on him? Give 3 or 4 examples.
Buchenwald Both
Auschwitz

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 Briefly describe Harry Herder’s
account of the liberation of Buchenwald.
Describe the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.

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Describe your feelings about the information in Section 5. Describe
your overall feelings on the Holocaust.

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 Were any of your previous questions answered List
any of the previously unanswered questions
throughout this webquest? If so, which ones?
and any new questions that you have.

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