https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia en-us 2019-03-25 14:35:11 UTC 2023-01-26 19:02:29 UTC hello@padlet.com 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/353359995 I chose this passage because it shows how afraid the people where during the Holocaust. After finding close friends or relatives to look over Ruth, while the war was ongoing, to then later find out she has been left outside a Catholic convent. This passage stands out because the family trusted these people with their beloved daughter and to keep her safe during the war, only later to find she had been abandoned outside in a foreign town. I wonder why her previous caregivers decided to abandon her outside the convent. Where they afraid of the Nazis finding out about Ruth? This quote is significant because even through Ruth was left to be found by a nun from the convent, she survived the war because of this and was later returned to her rightful family. ]]> 2019-04-23 13:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/353359995 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/353958856 I chose this passage because the Israel (Michaels father) was overjoyed with the news that 120 people could stay behind in the ghetto, only to realize that meant that they had to choose who would be sent to the camps and who would say behind. This passage suck out to me because with the news that Israel received, he rushed to the council to celebrate, however, they are later fooled into thinking that they were spared. The council them had to make the difficult  decision to send their neighbors and close friends to concentration camps. I wonder why the Nazi choose to spare 120 people? Was is the bribe that Israel made or were they being “humane.” This quote is significant because it shows how easily the Nazi deceived the Jews into thinking they are sparing many lives, but only to realize they were the ones having  to make the choice on who is sent to the death camps and who “survived”]]> 2019-04-25 01:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/353958856 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/353968787 I chose this passage because is showcases how the people in Żarki are trapped inside their synagogue awaiting for the trams to take them away. With little room and the people in a panic, the are unsure what will happened to them once the teams arrive or how long they will be trapped. This stood out to me because Sophie, who is usually lifting the spirits of others, is now terrified for the life of her loved ones. Sophie is worried about the fate of her children and husband, wanting to have escaped while they had the chance. I wonder why the Gestapo decided to trap them in the synagogue, were they afraid of the Jews trying to escape? This is significant because the Bornstein family is in fear of their lives. Sophie is weeping on staying in the town.  ]]> 2019-04-25 02:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/353968787 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354068883 I chose this passage because Sophie is trying to comfort her husband Israel by using humor. She makes a “joke” about her being lovely as a soap, this was an awkward attempt. This passage stands out because in a time of despair, Sophie try’s to comfort her family by making a joke about being lovely as soap. I found this bizarre because you would think most people would be in somber about this subject. I wonder why she decided to use humor instead of comforting words? Was it to lighten the mood? This is significant because during the Holocaust most people had solemn faces and dread wherever they went, but Sophie wears her rouge blush, floral and colorful dress, and tries to make the most of the situation.]]> 2019-04-25 12:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354068883 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354077642 I chose this passage because Sophie is devastated about her lose of son and husband. She is ready to give up and to let the guards find her and kill her because without them, but she thinks of Michael. Her last son, she knows she can’t give up because Michael would not last a day without her protection. This passage stands out because Sophie is ready to die, to be with her son and husband, but she realized that Michael is still alive, and he needs her to live. I wonder why there were no guards to question her or even kill her when she was grieving? This is significant because without Sophie’s protection and determination to keep Michael safe, he might have died inside the camp. ]]> 2019-04-25 12:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354077642 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354080785 I chose this passage because Michael comes down with a potential deadly illness. His grandmother does not alert anyone with such a scare, because in Auschwitz even a common cold could mean death for the malnourished bodies, that are too weak to fight off any illness. This passage stands out because the reader does don’t know if Michael will be able to fight off the disease. However, when his grandmothers hears word of the infirmary still bing open, she takes the risk to try and keep Michael alive. I wonder why they would have an infirmary inside a death camp, was it for the Nazi guards? This quote is significant because it shows how Grandma Dora didn’t give up on Michael, she was determined to keep him alive while his mother was away. With the help of the doctors and the determination of his grandmother Michael soon overcame his illness. ]]> 2019-04-25 12:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354080785 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354083573 I chose this passage because after many, many years of fear and torture, Michael was finally freed. The Russian guards didn’t treat them like animals, they treated them like people. They smiled and asked for their names not numbers. They brought chocolate and cookies. This passage stood out to me because Michael and to his grandmother are free, the war is over, and the Nazis rain of terror has ended. They were treated like real people, given plenty of food, hot showers, new clothes, warm shelter, and kindness. I wonder why it took so long for the Russian soldiers to arrive? Was the Nazi to strong before, or were they planning a strategy? This is significant because there freedom marks the end of the war, liberation for the survivors, and a new beginning for them as well. ]]> 2019-04-25 12:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354083573 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354087081 I chose this passage because even though Jews were liberated, many people still thought of them as filthy and wanted them gone. After Michael and his grandmother traveled back to their hometown Żarki, they are greeted with an unwelcoming surprise. A women living in their house, screaming at them to leave or she will call the police. This passage stands out because even thought Jews were freed people still hated them. The did not want them in their town or in their sights. I wonder why the Germans lived in what used to be Jewish homes? This is significant because it shows how the Jewish people had it hard even up after the war in finding work or a place to live, because the people still did not approve of their being. ]]> 2019-04-25 13:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354087081 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354089630 I chose this passage because Michael is reunited with his mother, who was believed to have died in a fire. After many days without her and some situations where he thought she returned. Michael finally gets to see his mother once more. This quote stood out tot me because Michael has been desperate to have his mother back, although he has his Aunt Hilda’s, his grandmothers comfort, he still longs for this mother’s embrace, to see her once more. I wonder why his grandmother was reluctant to let him see if it is his mother. Does he not want him to be devastated once is significant because after al, this time and the promise his mother made, he finally gets to see her again. ]]> 2019-04-25 13:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354089630 100187 https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354092469 I chose this passage because after the terrifying event with the “taxi driver” the landlady shows her kindness and let’s michael stay with her until his mother returns. This passage stands out because even thought the landlady was German, she shows her kindness towards Michael. I wonder why she decided to help and comfort Michael? This is significant because after the horrible event that Michael experienced, she lets him stay with her and comforts him without many words, but her being unity his mother returns. ]]> 2019-04-25 13:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/100187/76g3xi8u7gia/wish/354092469