Bekah+Forsyth

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Bekah Forsyth 3-21-11 pages 3-11 media type="custom" key="9247102"

Vocabulary- 1. Shtibl- prayer house. 2.Synagogue- Jewish house of worship (church). 3. Gestapo- German political police. 4. Zionism- The national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland. 5. Henceforth- From this time on or from that time on.

I havne't read much of this book so far, but I am already feeling sympathy for the people that experienced this fatal event. So far the book has told about the characters and family. Elie, Moishe, Hilda, Bea, and the parents. Moishe was one of Elie's friends and also a Jew, not from the area. He started hearing things about the Nazi's coming for the Jews and began to warn the Wiesel family. The family didn't believe that such a thing could happen at this point. But then they started seeing the truth. Moishe was taken away....

Vocabulary- Section 2- 1. Phylacteries- An amulet or charm. 2. Ghetto- A certain section in a city that was placed off for Jews to stay 3. The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemarany 4. Red Army- Soviet Union army 5. Fascists- A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator

In section 2 of my book, it described alot about the family and the neighboring Jews having to leave. The Wiesel family had other Jews staying at their house. Elie's father had a meeting with the government about what was going to happen to the Jews. The Jews in the area stayed up all night waiting for him to get out of the meeting, and to see what was going to happen. Once he came out, everyone was begging him for answers. He couldn't tell all of it, because he was threatened to get shot if he did, but he was aloud to tell them that they were going to get forced out of their homes.

Vocabulary- Section 3- 1. Kaschau- Small town on the Czechoslovakian border 2. Auschwitz- Concentration camp in Germany 3. SS- Secret Service 4. Tzipora- The full lowdown on the girl's name 5.Kaddish- Prayer found in the Jewish prayer service

The family is getting more scared, as they must move to live in a smaller ghetto with their uncle. It was frighting for Elie when being forced to pack because he didn't know where they were going or what was happening...He soon figured out....The only feeling they had was fright. They didn't know what would happen, and hoped that things would SOON get better...

Section 5 Vocab- 1. Inmates-A person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital. 2. Ration- A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime 3. Swine-A pig or a person regarded by the speaker with contempt and disgust. 5.cauldron- A large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire.

In section 5 of my book, things get tougher and tougher. The family's are now struggeling to survive. Physically, and emotionally. Food is a major issue, as well as neighboring people making fun of them for who they are, and what they must do to survive.

Section 6 Vocab- 1. Rosh Hashana- The Jewish New Year festival. 2. Kapos- Kapo is an Italian film about the Holocaust directed by Gillo Pontecorvo in 1959. 3. Emaciated- Very skinny and thin. 4. Rabbi- A Jewish scholar or teacher 5. Talmud- The body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Germara

The summer was coming to an end. The camp was filled with tension. 10,000 men had to participate in a solemn service. Elie is getting less confident that God is helping him anymore. Everything seems to good to be true now.

Section 7 Vocab- 1.Infirmary-A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill 2. Deluded- Impose a misleading belief upon someone 3.Adolf Hitler- German Nazi dictator during World War II 4. Automatons- A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being 5. Fatigue- Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

Everyone is returning to work in the cold, as usual, and the days are getting tougher and tougher. Elie is injured, and goes to the infirmary to get checked out. Nobody is in a good condition at this point...they can only have hope to make things better

Section 8 Vocab- 1. Congregation- A group of people assembled for religious worship 2. Gleiwitz- a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland 3. Hallucination- An experience involving the perception of something not present 4.Barrack- A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel 5. Corpse- A dead body

Now, Elie and his father are getting worse. They are starving, but none of the SS officers feel any sympathy. The cold is freezing them to death, they see people around them suffering more than them. Elie is forced to do things that would discust a human, and see things that would make a person faint, like seeing others tortured. At this point...hope seems too far away...

Section 9 Vocab 1.Apathy- Lack of interest or concern, 2. Emaciated- very thin and skinny; bony. 3.Agressor- A person or country that attacks another first 4. Lament- A passionate expression of grief 5. Jostle- to come in contact or into collision

Elie and is his father are now at a new concentration camp. Elie's father is now dieing, and wants nothing but death. But Elie won't let that happen. His father is the only family he now has. Other's are making fun of Elie only because he's helping his father. People are telling Elie that it's better to take care of himself then his father, since his father is going to die soon anyways. Elie doesnt want to have to do that...but he might have to.

Section 10 Vocab 1. Roll Call- When the Jews lined up to be checked on. 2. Crematorium- a mortuary where corpses are cremated 3. Feeble-Lacking physical strength 4. Idle- Spend time doing nothing 5. unprecedented-ever done or known before

Elie has been helping his father survive. One night Elie went to sleep and woke up, and his father was not there. He surely knew that they must have taken him away to the crematorium to be cremated. Elie could not bear to think about it, but he knew that's what had happened. He knows that he must move on though for his own survival. Elie heard that the war was coming to an end, and things would possibly start changing. Elie is suprised what he had gone through, andhe hopes to make it out.

Section 11 Vocab 1. Buchenwald- German Nazi concentration camp. 2. Postpones- reassigned to a different time 3. Provision- Supply with food, drink, or equipment, esp. for a journey 4. Contemplating-Look at thoughtfully. 5. Liberation- the act of liberating someone or something

The first American tank has arrived at their Concentration Camp. Most people are now saved their. Elie is taken to a hospital, and he stands in a mirror, seeing only a dead corpse of himself, even though he's alive.

Section 12 Vocab ( Anne Frank) 1. Jubilation- A feeling of great happiness and triumph. 2. Hannukkah-AJ ewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev (in December) and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 bc by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians 3. Onslaught-A fierce or destructive attack. 4. Guilders-The primary unit of currency in the Netherlands before the adoption of the euro. 5. Remorse-Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

Anne and Peter are not best of friends yet, but they are kind of understanding each other. Everyone is getting worried and agitated that someone is going to find them. A possible thief was next door and heard them all up in the annex. Of course their all scared for life that someone is going to come for them.

Section 13 Vocab (Anne Frank) 1. Bearable- Able to be endured. 2. Komme Schnell!- Come quickly!! 3. Er stiehlt das Essen!- He is stealing food! 4. Invasion- An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force 5. Pandemonium- Wild confusion and noise.

Meip comes in with great news, telling that the invasion is starting and the war might be over soon. They don't know whether to have hope anymore because they've lost it already. Peter and Anne are becoming much closer, while the adults aren't so getting along.

Section 14 Vocab (Anne Frank) 1. Skylight- A<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"> window set in the plane of a roof or ceiling. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">2. Viennese Waltz- A waltz characterized by a slight anticipation of the second beat of the bar and having a romantic quality. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">3. Chrysanthemums-A plant of the daisy family, having brightly colored ornamental flowers and existing in many cultivated varieties. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">4. Jonquils- A widely cultivated narcissus with clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers and cylindrical leaves, native to southern Europe and northeastern Africa.5. 5.Crocus-A small, spring-flowering plant of the iris family that grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 22px;">5. Ineffectually-<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Insufficient to produce a desired effec

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">Anne and Peter have now kissed, everyone is getting annoyed by eachother besides those two. Peter is getting upset with everyone, and the only person that talks to him is Anne. She tries giving him hope, but he doesn't know if it'll help. They all are getting under eacother's skin, and it doesn't feel worth it.

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">Section 15 Vocab (Anne Frank) <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">1. Orthodox- person or their views, esp. religious or political ones <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">2. Auf Machen!...Schnell!!- Open up! Quickly! <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">3. Auschwitz- Concentration Camp in Poland <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">4. Belson- Concentration camp in Northwestern Germany <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">5. Buchenwald- Concentration camp in central Germany

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">As Peter and Anne are talking, they can hear the Nazi's at the door screaming at them to get out. Everyone stands there, or hurrying to get there things. The Nazi's finally break in and take them all away. Meip, Mr. Frank, And Kraler survive the camps. Mr. Frank reads Anne's diary that Meip gave him, and he can't take it anymore.