Adult in Birkenau Concentration Camp
You have just entered
an era of horror. Now, you are thirty-five, your husband/wife has been sent
to another camp along with your two children. The thought of them brings
a tear to your eye. You think to yourself how amazing it is that you can
still feel emotion after all you have seen, but you no longer know if they
are alive.
This place is new and frightening. The stench in the air is nearly unbearable,
and you know exactly what this rancid smell comes from. You hoped that the
rumors about Birkenau were wrong, but from the smell you know that the large
stone rooms are incinerators, pits of fire used to exterminate Jews.
Now, review the following sites, responding to the questions that follow
in your journal. I wish you luck, and life.
-http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Hall/7004/holoaus2.html
· Because you are an adult with a family (Husband or Wife, and two
children) how would you feel about Dr. Mengele? What would you fear, and
what could you do?
-http://www.remember.org/camps/birkenau/bir-list.html
·From The pictures you observe on this site explain the one that means the most to you. Why is it important, and what does it mean to you being an adult looking back at the camp you were once in?
*Remember you can also use the experiences of the characters from Daniel's Story to help you write the journal*