Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your
child with today’s homework.
*The next day brought really disquieting news:
German troops had penetrated Hungarian territory…Finally, people began to worry….One
of my friends, Moishe Chaim Berkowitz, returned … and told us, "The Jews
of Budapest live in fear…and terror. Anti-Semitic acts take place every
day, in the streets, on the trains. The Fascists attack Jewish stores,
synagogues. The situation is becoming very s e r i o u s ... "
...In less than three days, German Army vehicles
made their appearance on our streets.
ANGUISH. German soldiers—with their steel helmets and
their death's-head emblem. Still, our first impressions of the Germans were rather
reassuring. The officers were
placed in private
homes, even in Jewish homes. Their attitude toward their hosts was distant but
polite… A German officer lodged in the Kahns' house across the street
from us. We were told he was a charming man, calm, likable, and polite. Three
days after he moved in, he brought Mrs. Kahn a box of chocolates. The optimists
were jubilant: "Well? What did we tell you? You wouldn't
believe us. There they are, your Germans. What do you say now? Where is
their famous cruelty?"
The Germans were already in our town…the verdict was already
out—and the Jews of Sighet were still smiling.
**The next day brought really disquieting news:
German troops had penetrated Hungarian territory…people began to worry….One of
my friends, Moishe Chaim Berkowitz, returned … and told us, "The Jews of
Budapest live in fear…and terror. Anti-Semitic acts take place every
day, in the streets, on the trains. The Fascists attack Jewish stores,
synagogues. The situation is becoming very s e r i o u s ... "
...In less than three days, German Army vehicles
made their appearance on our streets.
…The officers were
placed in private
homes, even in Jewish homes. Their attitude toward their hosts was … polite… A German officer lodged in
the Kahns' house across the street from us. We were told he was … calm,
likable, and polite. Three days after he moved in, he brought Mrs. Kahn a box
of chocolates. The optimists were jubilant: "Well? What did
we tell you? You wouldn't believe us. There they are, your Germans. What
do you say now? Where is their famous cruelty?"
The Germans were already in our town…the verdict was already
out—and the Jews of Sighet were still smiling.
*** The next day … German troops had penetrated
Hungarian territory…people began to worry….The situation is becoming very
serious ... "
...In less than three days, German Army vehicles
made their appearance on our streets.
…The officers were
placed in private
homes, even in Jewish homes. Their attitude toward their hosts was … polite… A German officer lodged in
the Kahns' house across the street from us. We were told he was … calm,
likable, and polite. Three days after he … brought Mrs. Kahn a box of chocolates.
The optimists were jubilant: "Well? What did we tell you?
You wouldn't believe us. There they are, your Germans. What do you say
now? Where is their famous cruelty?"
The Germans were already in our town…—and the Jews of Sighet were
still smiling.
Option
1: Yesterday we learned about Moishe the Beadle. No one in Sighet believed
anything Moishe said he saw. Now there are more news about what is happening
and still no one believes.
Task:
1. Give examples of all the
clues (or warnings) that should have warned people.
2. Why do you think people do
not pay attention to the warnings? Give examples from the text.
Option
2: Write a 2-3 sentence summary of
this passage.
Define
the terms: anti-Semitic and
fascist.
Option
3: Answer the following questions.
Make sure to use examples from the text to make your answer stronger.
1. Why were people beginning to
worry?
2. Where were the German
officers placed? How di they treat their hosts?
3. Why were the people of
Sighet suddenly jubilant?
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