Night Final

 The name of the inmate who was put in charge of a block of prisoners; they were often cruel

BLOCKALTESTE

the name of an inmate who was put in charge of prisoners at their work Kommandos

KAPO

Also known as “the ovens” or “the chimneys;” this is where thousands of prisoners’ bodies burned each day

CREMATORIUM

the term used for the freeing of concentration camps by Allied (American) and Russian armies

LIBERATION

the term for when everyone is removed from a ghetto or camp, either by death or forced evacuation

LIQUIDATION

The term dreaded most by prisoners: those who appeared too weak, old, or sick, were doomed to die

SELECTION

the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. This is the definition of the Holocaust

GENOCIDE

soldiers who were followers of Hitler, members of the Nationalist Socialist Party

NAZI

These were areas where Jews were forced to live in cramped, often unclear conditions, usually surrounded by barbed wire or stone walls

GHETTO

the name of the Jewish religion and culture

JUDAISM

the word used by Hitler to describe the ideal, “pure” race - a race without Jews and other targeted groups of people

ARYAN

a specific hatred or negative bias towards people of the Jewish faith

ANTISEMITISM

the targeting or attacking of a group of people based on race, culture, or belief, with the intention of harming them

PERSECUTION

The most famous of all concentration camps, known for its brutality and the number of prisoners killed (10,000 a day)

AUSCHWITZ

The final stop after the death march and journey by cattle car (only 12 in Elie’s car made it alive); his last concentration camp

BUCHENWALD

This was the sub-camp where Elie and his father worked in an electrical factory

BUNA

This was the first stop after the death march, where everyone is fighting death from hypothermia and exhaustion

GLEIWITZ

the name of Elie’s hometown, where his family is forced into a ghetto

SIGHET

how they understand the Bible

kabbalah

sighet did…

not believe the war would touch them

mrs.shacter…

foreshadows the crematoriums

aushwitz is made up of _ camps

3

elie and his father lie about what?

their age

kaddish

prayer for the dead

elie starts to question his ___

faith

they get to keep what?

shoes and belts

elie’s father is slapped but…

elie does nothing

the sign at Auschwitz that shows irony says….

“work makes you free”

steins advice

1. eat as much as you can

2. avoid selection

elie gets to keep his gold crown at first bc…

the dentist is sent to prison

idek whips elie 25 times bc…

elie sees him with a polish girl

how did the soup taste after the young man was hanged bc he stole during the raid

better than ever

how did the soup taste after the child was hung

of corpses

does Elie choose to fast during yom kipper

no

selection tips

1. dont be afraid

2. run don’t walk

3. dont look at SS

4. move for color