Thursday, January 20, 2011

Chapter 1 (pages 3-22) -- What would you do? Part 2

Imagine you are living in the village. The Nazi's come in and giveyou 15 minutes to pack your life into one bag not weighing more than 20 pounds. What would you take and why?

Chapter 1 (pages 3-22) -- What would you do?

Pretend you are a Jewish child of your age in the village? What do you think you would be thinking? Doing? Write what you might write in a diary or journal.

Chapter 1 (pages 3-22) -- Decisions

What are some of the decisions people made that determined whether they lived or died? Please list only one so other people can post here, too! You can add on to what someone else said, but please don't just repeat someone else's post in other words.

Chapter 1 (pages 3-22) -- Moishe the Beadle

What did Moishe try to tell the Jews of Sighet? How was his news received?

Chapter 1 (pages 3-22) -- Elie as a boy . . .

Where does Eli live as a boy?
How important is religion to Eli as a boy? What are his ambitions?
How does this change when the Nazis come to his village?