Monday, February 22, 2010
6 Phrases-Holocaust Editorial
The Holocaust, which took place during World War II, claimed the lives of millions of innocent Jews. Scarred for life, the survivors never lost their memories. The people in the camps were treated terribly. After the Holocaust ended, the survivors finally went home, with awful memories stuck in their heads forevor. Less than a moiety of them did survive. Im sure after returning home, the survivors were very lugubrious. I dont believe any of them were ever hubris and never took anything else for granted. The guards in the concentration camps were very bellicose. To ever forget how they were treated, would be nearly impossible.
Alicia Appleman Jurman
Alicia Jurman was a young Jewish girl who grew up in the southeastern Polish city of Buczacz. In that city about a third of the people were jewish. Alicia had four brothers including her mother and father. Alicia was only 9 years old when the german's began their invasion of Poland.
Out of her four brother's Moshe's brother was the first to die. In 1941 Alicia's father was killed by German's. Zachary at 17 years old was a beautiful blonde boy and was Alicia's only older brother remaining. She also still had little nine year-old brother , Herzl and her mother. These four were the only ones left of the Jurman family. Zachary's anger at not being able to do anything led him into loosely organized resistance activities. He became active in a group of friends who were trying to find a way to fight back. Then one day...Zachary was betrayed by a Polish friend. He was caught and hanged right in front of the police building for everyone to see. Alicia was brought to the place by her friends and that night, they returned, cut him down and buried him in the Jewish cemetery.Alicia had been the closest to Zachary of all the brothers she had....the utter devastation she endured overwhelmed her eleven year-old mind. Her feeling of loss was complete and she found herself wishing she were also dead. However, at that moment, a new resolve came over her. Alicia then swore on her brother's grave that she would protect her mother and little brother with her life.One terrible day...the Ukrainian police made a sweep....it was now time to take away the mothers. As they came to the Jurman's ghetto house, they requested "Frieda Jurman". Alicia wrapped up in clothes and a shawl from being outside and fearing the worst for her mother, told the policeman, "I am Frieda Jurman". Alicia was taken away to Chortkov Prison where she was beaten badly after calling an SS man a "devil". All the prisoners were beaten, led before dogs to be attacked and barely fed over several days. Alicia became very ill. The Germans, it was found out later, were giving them water laced with typhoid germs. Each morning in the prison, the guards came and removed anyone who died in the night. One day an SS man came into the prison cell and crushed Alicia with his boots. She had been reduced to such terrible conditions, this 12 yr old girl...that in her starved and ill condition, she did not respond. Alicia's unconscious body was thrown onto a pile of corpses in the prison's courtyard. Jews from the local ghetto would come in to bury them at the cemetery. One of these men found Alicia still alive and with a high fever. They pretended to bury her and then sneaked her under some straw in their wagon back into their ghetto (for Chortkov Prison was in another city). There...for weeks...she fought off typhoid and soon recovered. The couple who nursed her back to health saw their dead child in Alicia...their child had been killed by the Germans and this couple was determined to save Alicia. Somehow Alicia Jurman Survived in the spring of 1943.
Out of her four brother's Moshe's brother was the first to die. In 1941 Alicia's father was killed by German's. Zachary at 17 years old was a beautiful blonde boy and was Alicia's only older brother remaining. She also still had little nine year-old brother , Herzl and her mother. These four were the only ones left of the Jurman family. Zachary's anger at not being able to do anything led him into loosely organized resistance activities. He became active in a group of friends who were trying to find a way to fight back. Then one day...Zachary was betrayed by a Polish friend. He was caught and hanged right in front of the police building for everyone to see. Alicia was brought to the place by her friends and that night, they returned, cut him down and buried him in the Jewish cemetery.Alicia had been the closest to Zachary of all the brothers she had....the utter devastation she endured overwhelmed her eleven year-old mind. Her feeling of loss was complete and she found herself wishing she were also dead. However, at that moment, a new resolve came over her. Alicia then swore on her brother's grave that she would protect her mother and little brother with her life.One terrible day...the Ukrainian police made a sweep....it was now time to take away the mothers. As they came to the Jurman's ghetto house, they requested "Frieda Jurman". Alicia wrapped up in clothes and a shawl from being outside and fearing the worst for her mother, told the policeman, "I am Frieda Jurman". Alicia was taken away to Chortkov Prison where she was beaten badly after calling an SS man a "devil". All the prisoners were beaten, led before dogs to be attacked and barely fed over several days. Alicia became very ill. The Germans, it was found out later, were giving them water laced with typhoid germs. Each morning in the prison, the guards came and removed anyone who died in the night. One day an SS man came into the prison cell and crushed Alicia with his boots. She had been reduced to such terrible conditions, this 12 yr old girl...that in her starved and ill condition, she did not respond. Alicia's unconscious body was thrown onto a pile of corpses in the prison's courtyard. Jews from the local ghetto would come in to bury them at the cemetery. One of these men found Alicia still alive and with a high fever. They pretended to bury her and then sneaked her under some straw in their wagon back into their ghetto (for Chortkov Prison was in another city). There...for weeks...she fought off typhoid and soon recovered. The couple who nursed her back to health saw their dead child in Alicia...their child had been killed by the Germans and this couple was determined to save Alicia. Somehow Alicia Jurman Survived in the spring of 1943.
Cycle 13 Vocabulary Survey!
Words:
belie
laissez-faire
nonsectarian
tautology
Which of the words means to have minimally restricted freedom?
Which of the words means to be in contradiciton with?
Which of the words are a statement that is necessarily true?
Which of the words are not restricted to one school or party?
belie
laissez-faire
nonsectarian
tautology
Which of the words means to have minimally restricted freedom?
Which of the words means to be in contradiciton with?
Which of the words are a statement that is necessarily true?
Which of the words are not restricted to one school or party?
Monday, February 1, 2010
Bondi's Brother (book jacket)
Bondi's Brother Is about a boy who Is taken In by his nanny.
They end up getting sent to a concentration camp, during the Holocaust. All of them end up getting seperated. Even Irvin and Bondi. They go through many difficult things, but most of them get back together again, except for bondi. In the end something amazing happens.
Read more to find out!
They end up getting sent to a concentration camp, during the Holocaust. All of them end up getting seperated. Even Irvin and Bondi. They go through many difficult things, but most of them get back together again, except for bondi. In the end something amazing happens.
Read more to find out!
Be true to yourself! By: Ryan
Be true to yourself,
because you can always trust yourself,
Even when you can't trust others.
People will let you down,
but If your true to yourself you will
never be let down.
because you can always trust yourself,
Even when you can't trust others.
People will let you down,
but If your true to yourself you will
never be let down.
You Are Ryan Arnett! :)
You are funny and talkative
You look at trucks 24-7
You love a truck but if it dont smoke its broke!!
Your favorite color is blue
You are funny and talkative
You hope you have good grades and want to go to technical school to be a welder
You love to have fun and be around your friends
You hate Fords with a passion
You love them good ole Dodges
Those 36 inch tires and 5 in minor cut stack
You are funny and talkative
You want a good woman to be by your side
You cant wait to have your lisence
You dont take S*** from noone
You are sometimes quiet but not for long
You are funny and talkative
You look at trucks 24-7
You love a truck but if it dont smoke its broke!!
Your favorite color is blue
You are funny and talkative
You hope you have good grades and want to go to technical school to be a welder
You love to have fun and be around your friends
You hate Fords with a passion
You love them good ole Dodges
Those 36 inch tires and 5 in minor cut stack
You are funny and talkative
You want a good woman to be by your side
You cant wait to have your lisence
You dont take S*** from noone
You are sometimes quiet but not for long
You are funny and talkative
Vocabulary Quiz!
A. Pecuniary
B.Repetition
C.Omnipotent
D.Oligarchy
A.______the act of saying or doing over again.
B.______relating to money; banking or investments.
C.______a small group of people having control over a state.
D.______having unlimited power or authority.
B.Repetition
C.Omnipotent
D.Oligarchy
A.______the act of saying or doing over again.
B.______relating to money; banking or investments.
C.______a small group of people having control over a state.
D.______having unlimited power or authority.
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