THE HOLOCAUST


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The Story of Oscar Shindler.

Oscar Shindler is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, human figures in the horrors of the Holocaust, who saved more Jews during the WWII than any other single person.
Read the text and answer the following questions:
  1. Select the four words from the text, which in your opinion, best characterize Shindler.


  2. What is meant by the word "righteous" in the text?



  3. In paragraph 4, what does the word "descendants" mean?
  4. How many Jews did Shindler save?



  5. List 10 events in Shindler's life.



  6. What made Shindler become so close to the Jews?



  7. What did Shindler do in order to save his workers?



  8. After reading about the conditions in Shindler's factory, what do you think about them?
  9. Where did Shindler take his workers in order to save them from extermination?


  10. Have you seen the movie: SHINDLER'S LIST?
    Do you remember the image of the little girl in the red coat?
To find out more about it, go to: http://auschwitz.dk/redgirl.htm
Read the text and answer the questions:
  1. What is so special about the little girl in the red coat in "Shindler's List"?



  2. When was the story about the Little Girl in the Red Coat told for the first time?



  3. How did the survivor's son find his mother among the thousands of people?



  4. What were the last words of the survivor?



  5. Why was Judge Bach so impressed when he heard the story?




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