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Topic inhumaity
Theme statement continuous starvation and torture can result in people losing their humanity and resorting to violence and survive.

Quote 2
One day when Idek was venting his fury, I happened to cross his path. He threw himself on me like a wild beast, beating me in the chest, on my head, throwing me to the ground and picking me up again, crushing me with ever more violent blows, until I was covered in blood. Page 53

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Period 4
Topic inhumanity
The theme statement is continues starvation and torture can result it people losing their humanity resorting to violence to survive.

Quote “ That is why everywhere in Russia in the unkraine and in Lithuania the einsatz grupeen carried out the final solution by Turing their machine guns on more than a million Jews men women and children and throwing them into mass graves dug just moments before by the victims themselves

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David Melchor

Period:4

Topic: father and sons

Theme statement: there’ll always be unconditional love between father and son

Quote 1: “there was no time to think, and I already felt my fathers hand press against mine.” “I kept walking, my father holding my hand...”

Quote 2: “ my fathers presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no righ’t to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support.”

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Austin McPherson
Period: 4
Fathers and Sons (the relationship between parent and child)
Theme: Relationships can be strained under dire circumstances
Quote 1: "Please, s i r ... I ' d like to be near my father."
"All right. Your father will work here, next to you."
Quote 2: “his son had seen him losing ground, sliding back to the rear of the column. He had seen him. And he had continued to run in front, letting the distance between them become greater.”

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Period:4

Topic:Guilt and Inaction

Theme statement:Guilt and Inaction is when you don’t act when you think you should,  you feel guilt

Quote 1:"My Father was crying. It was the first time I saw him cry. I had never thought it possible”.(CHAPTER 1)

Quotes 2:"My father had huddled near me, draped in his blanket, shoulders laden with snow. What if he were dead, as well? I called out to him. No response. I would have screamed if I could have. He was not moving". (CHAPTER 7)

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Edson Valle

Period:4

Topic: father and sons

Theme statement: there’ll always be unconditional love between father and son

Quote 1: “there was no time to think, and I already felt my fathers hand press against mine.” “I kept walking, my father holding my hand...”

Quote 2: “ my fathers presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no righ’t to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support.”

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Bryan Hernandez

Period:4

Topic:Guilt and Inaction

Theme statement:Guilt and Inaction is when you don’t act when you think you should,  you feel guilt

Quote 1:"My Father was crying. It was the first time I saw him cry. I had never thought it possible”.(CHAPTER 1)

Quotes 2:"My father had huddled near me, draped in his blanket, shoulders laden with snow. What if he were dead, as well? I called out to him. No response. I would have screamed if I could have. He was not moving". (CHAPTER 7)

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Period 4

Topic: Fathers and Sons(the relationship between parent and child)

Theme Statement: It shows the bond between father and son

Quote 1:"There was no time to think, and I already felt my father’s hand press against mine.”

Quote 2:“I kept walking, my father holding my hand.”

All is pg 29

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Period: 2

Topic: Faith in God

Theme: when people are in terrible situations they become angry and frustrated with God. Losing their faith with God.

Quote 1.
"I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the temple.” (pg.3)

Quote 2.
“Where is Gods mercy? Where’s God? How can I believe, how can anyone believe in this God of mercy?” (Pg.77)

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Period 4

Topic  inhumanity

Theme statement
Continuous starvation and torture can result in people losing their humanity and resorting to Violence to survive

Quote 2 “ he complained that they would not let him play Beethoven Jews were not allowed to play German music.”page 49

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Period 4

Topic Inhumanity

Theme Statement: Continuest starvation and torture can result in people losing their humanity and resorting to violence to survive.

Chapter 5
Quote: “There followed terrible days. We received more blows than food. The work was crushing.”  Pg.77

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Fabian  Rodarte

Period 4
Topic: faith in God and losing faith

Theme statement:
When people are in terrible situations,they become angry and frustrated with God. Losing their faith with God.

Quote #1
I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the temple.

Quote #2
Where is God’s mercy? Where God? How can I believe,how can anyone believe in this God of mercy?

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Aidan Cuellar
Period: 4

topic: Faith in God (having and losing faith)

theme statement: “When people are in terrible situations, they become angry and frustrated with God, losing their faith in him.”

Quote #1: “It’s over. God is no longer with us.” (pg. 76)

Quote #2: “Where is God’s mercy? Where’s God? How can I believe, how can anyone believe in the God of mercy?” (pg. 77)

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Period.4

Topic: inhumanity(treatment of Jews)

Theme: Continuous torture and starvation, will result in people loosing their humanity and will resort to violence for survival.

Quote.1:”One day when Idek was venting his fury, I happened to cross his path. He threw himself on me like a wild beast, beating me in the chest, on my head, throwing me to the ground and picking me up again, crushing me with ever more violent blows, until I was covered in blood.”
Quote.2:”He complained that they would not let him play Beethoven, Jews were not allowed to play German music.”

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Period: 2

Topic: father and sons

Theme statement:
Father and son have unconditional love for each other.

Quote #1
"My hand tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was not to lose him.” (30)

Quote #2
"Would you like to get into a good Kommando?
Of course. But on one condition: I want to stay with my father." (48)

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Period 2

Topic inhumanity

Theme statement is that people have their inhumane side.

Quote 1.
"The Hungarian police used their rifle butts, their clubs to indistriclty strike old men and women, children and crippled. “

Quote. 2.
"The night was pitch black from the time, a shot exploded in the darkness- they had orders to shoot anyone who could not sustain the place.”

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Period: 2

Topic: Treatment of Jews

Theme Statement:  because they thought Jews were different, they treated them like animals

Quote #1

" A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies! Yes, I did see this, with my own e y e s ... c h i l - dren thrown into the flames. “

Quote #2

“ The orders came:
"Strip! Hurry up! Raus! Hold on only to your belt and your shoes..."
Our clothes were to be thrown on the floor at the back of the barrack. There was a pile there already. New suits, old ones, torn overcoats, rags. For us it meant true equality: nakedness. We trembled in the cold. “

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Period:2

Theme: When someone’s experiences hardships, they tend to lose faith in God.

Quote #1: “Someone began to recite the Kaddish, prayer of the dead. I don’t know whether, during the history of the Jewish people, men have ever recited the Kaddish for themselves.”

Quote#2: “What does your grandeur mean, Master of the Universe, in the face of all this cowardice, this decay, and this misery? Why do you go on troubling these poor people’s wounded minds, their ailing bodies?”

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Topic: Guilt and inaction
Theme statement: When they accuse you for something you didn’t do

Quote#1 Why do you pray?" he asked after a moment.
Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did
I breathe?I don't know," I told him, even more troubled and ill at ease.
"I don't know."

Quote #2 Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes was gone. He no longer sang. He no longer mentioned either God or Kabbalah. He spoke only of what he had seen. But people not only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen.

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Topic guilt and inaction

Theme; feeling guilty for something you can’t stand up for especially when it’s towards family , because you care for them and yourself

Quote: “ men to the left women to the right eight words spoke inquality , indeffrently without emotion eight simple short words yet that was the moment when I left I felt my mother there was no time to think I already felt my fathers hand press against me” pg 27

Quote: “ I refused to give him my shoes they were all I had left. I’ll also give you a ration of bread with some margarine .... he liked my shoes I would not let him have them , later they were taken from me anyway , in exchange for nothing , that time”pg 48

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Topic:Guilt and Inaction

Theme statement:When he expirenced losing family and things he has he feels guilty.

“And I walke don with my father with the man.I didn’t know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and tzipora forever.I kept walking my father holding my hand.”

“A ration of bread for one of my pals a famous dentist from Warsaw. To pay him for pulling out your crown.What? My ration of bread so that you can have my crown.”

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Topic: Guilt & Inaction

Theme statement: someone is expierencing guilt or inaction to stand up for what’s right

Quote 1: “Why, but why would I bless him” “He burnt thousands of children in his mass grave”

Quote 2: “Why would I say to him, blessed be thou almighty master of the universe.” Who chose us amount all nations to be tortured day and night, to whatch our mother, fathers, brothers, end up in furnaces

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Period 2

Topic Inhumanity

The police brutality, the way the police treated the Jews in the camps.

Quote. 1.
“The Hungarian police used their rifle butts their clubs to industriclty strike old men and women, children and ripples.”

Quote. 2.
“The night was pitch black from the time a shot exploded in the darkness, they had orders to shoot anyone who could not sustain peace.”

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Period 2

Topic:Faith In God(having and losing faith)

Theme statement: When someone’s experiences hardships, they tend to lose faith in God.

Quote#1 “Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes was gone. He no longer sang. He no longer mentioned either God or Kabbalah. He spoke only of what he had seen.“

Quote #2  “What are You, my God? I thought angrily. How do You com- pare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance? What does Your grandeur mean, Mas- ter of the Universe, in the face of all this cowardice, this decay, and this misery?Why do you go on troubling these poor people's wounded minds, their ailing bodies?”

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Period 2

Topic: Faith in God(having and losing faith)

Theme statement:Loss of faith causes us to lose trust in our God.

Quote#1:”What are you my God?I thought angrily How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to you,their faith,their anger,and their defiance?”

Quote#2:Moishe was not the same.The joy in his eyes was gone.He no longer mentioned neither God or Kabbalah.He spoke of only what he seen

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Topic. Inhumanity
Theme statement- the power of police amd higher authority is causing people to suffer and be inhumane
Quote1- “ The Hungarian police used their rifle butts, their clubs to indiscriminately strike old men, women, and children” pg 31
Quote 2- “The night was pitch black from the time, a shot exploded in the darkness. They had orders to shootanyone  who could not sustain the place” pg 85

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Fathers and Sons

Theme:  That you are able to learn anything no matter how old you are yo can always teach something to anyone

Quote: “ I decided to give my father lessons in marching in step, in keeping time”.

Quote : “Too old to start a new life. Too old to start from scratch in the same distant land”.

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Alessio Uribe

Topic: Father and Sons relationship

Theme statement: Our father is someone we love and we want to cherish every moment with them. This means that we wouldn’t let them die or get beaten.

Quote 1: “... an SS man replaced his revolver in its holster... My hand tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was not to lose him.” Pg. 30

Quote 2: “ My father never served in the military... that presented an opportunity to torment him. I decided to give my father lessons in marching in step.” Pg. 55

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Topic: Guilt and inaction ( survivors guilt and the inability to stand up for  what is right)

Theme statement: Ellie feels guilt for something

Quote 1.  “ I refused to give him my shoes. They were all I had left. “ I’ll also give you a ration of bread with some margarine...”. He liked my shoes, I would not let him have them. Later, they were taken from me anyway. In exchange for nothing that time “.

Quote 2.  “ why, but why would I bless him”? Every fiber in me rebelled because it caused thousands of children to burn in mass graves. How could I say to him : blessed be thou, almighty, master of the universe. Who chose us among all nations to be tortured day and night. To watch over our fathers our mothers our brothers and up in a furnace”.

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Period 2

Topic: Faith in god ( having and losing faith)

Theme statement: When people have traumatic experiences, they tend to lose faith in god

Quote: #1

“ Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes was gone. He no longer  sang. He no longer mentioned either God or Kabbalah. He spoke only of what he had seen. “

Quote : #2

“   Blessed be God's name?
Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled.
Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves? Because He kept six crematoria working day and night, including Sabbath and the Holy Days? “

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Period 2

Topic: faith in god (havingit  or losing it)

Theme statement:
People will have faith even in the darkest times

Quote: #1
“ I thank god in an improvised prayer, for having created mud in his infinite and wonderous universe”.

Quote: #2
“Oh god, master of the universe, in your infinite compassion, have mercy on us”.
Pg.20

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Aj Sena

Topic: Fathers and sons

Theme statement: fathers and sons will love and Put each other first over anything

Quote: “My had tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was to to loose him.”
Quote#2
"Would you like to get into a good kommando? Of course. But one condition: I want to stay with my father.”

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Cesar Pérez

Theme

Fathers and sons

Theme : That your fathers should always be there and give you advice when needed.

"Too old to start a new life. Too old to start from scratch in same distant land.”

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Jose Tello

Period 2

Topic: Inhumanity

Theme statement: the message the author was trying to convey was that even with the war ending, the inhumanity towards Jews did not decrease, it merely increased to a slightly lesser rate

Quote 1:”Back then, Buna was a veritable 🤬. No water, no blankets, less soup and bread. At night, we slept almost naked and the temper- ature was thirty below. We were collecting corpses by the hun- dreds every day. Work was very hard. Today, this is a little paradise. The Kapos back then had orders to 🤬 a certain number of prisoners every day. And every week, selection. A merciless selection...Yes, you are lucky."(page 70)

Quote 2:”The night was pitch-black. From time to time, a shot ex- ploded in the darkness. They had orders to shoot anyone who could not sustain the pace. Their fingers on the triggers, they did not deprive themselves of the pleasure. If one of us stopped for a second, a quick shot eliminated the filthy dog”.(page 85)

Quote 3:”The Jews were ordered to get off and onto waiting trucks. The trucks headed toward a forest. There every- body was ordered to get out. They were forced to dig huge trenches. When they had finished their work, the men from the Gestapo began theirs. Without passion or haste, they shot their pris- oners, who were forced to approach the trench one by one and offer their necks. Infants were tossed into the air and used as targets for the machine guns.”(page 6)

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Ivan sotelo

Topic: Inhumanity (Treatment Of Jews)

Theme statement: People with great power can abuse it and it can lead to treat other people like they’re less of a person.

Quote #1: “The Kapos were beating us again but I no longer felt the pain” pg 36

Quote #2: “I let myself be dragged along to the barbers, their clippers tore out our hair, shaved every hair on our bodies”

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Period 2

Topic:  Faith in God

Theme statement: When someone experiences hardships then they tend to lose faith in God.

Quote(1): pg.7 - “moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes were gone. He no longer sang. He no longer mentioned either god or Kabbalah. He spoke only of what he had seen. “

Quote(2): pg.33-“someone began to recite the Kaddish , prayer of the dead. I don’t know wether , during the history of the Jewish people , men have ever recited the Kaddish for themsele.”

Quote(3): pg.66 - “What does your grandeur mean, master of the universe, in the face of all this cowardice, this decay, and this misery? Why do you go on troubling these poor peoples wounded minds, their ailing bodies?

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Topic:inhumanity

Theme : hate causes people to be inhuman to others.

Quote #1
“The kapok were beating us again, but I no longer felt the pain . A glacial wind was enveloping us. We were naked, holding our shoes and belts.(pg 36)

Quote #2: A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies! Yes, I did see this, with my own e y e s ... c h i l - dren thrown into the flames. (Is it any wonder that ever since then, sleep tends to elude me?)

So that was where we were going. A little farther on, there was another, larger pit for adults.

I pinched myself: Was I still alive? Was I awake? How was it possible that men, women, and children were being burned and that the world kept silent? No. All this could not be real. A night- mare perhaps... (pg 32)

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Father and Sons Relationship