Holocaust Survivors Flashcards
What profession did Severin practice?
Blacksmith
How was Lebensraum evident in Severin’s story?
Severin’s family had to prepare houses for Germans to live in while they were deported
Where did Severin’s dad tell him to go after the war?
Salzburg, Austria
Purpose of the Quarantine Camp in Auschwitz
Tested the ability of the deportees to do hard labor without any food
How did Severin’s education save his life?
He got out of hard labor and was able to work for the Kapo
He got food through the Kapo
How did Severin’s knowledge of trade save his life?
Taken out of Auschwitz to Siemens where he got more food
What was a happy moment for Severin prior to leaving Aushwitz to work for Siemen?
He got to see his mother
What did Severin do for the newly formed UN after he is liberated?
He was an interpreter
He registered the mail
How was Severin reunited with his family?
His entire immediate family lived and he was able to be reunited with them
What job did Kitty Moxon get which helped save her?
She got to clean the toilets which got her inside and away from the guards
She could also use the bathroom whenever she wanted
Why was liberation bittersweet?
First time survivors had to cope with the loss
Why are Severin and Kitty’s experiences at Auschwitz so important to hear?
1) By hearing survivors say what actually happened to them, no one can deny that the Holocaust didn’t happen
2) Their stories teach the importance of education. Severin got assigned better jobs due to his education and Kitty’s mother was able to get a good job as a nurse because of her education
What moral messages does the Holocaust highlight for society?
One cannot be a bystander. You have to speak out against what you are hearing and seeing in order for it to stop. Being a bystander is just as bad as being a perpetrator
Briefly describe the stories of 2 upstanding holocaust bystanders
1) Adolf Althoff owner of a popular circus hides 3 Jewish sisters within his circus. All 3 survived
2) Albert Battel. A local military commander who when the SS came arranged for army trucks to take 100 Jews and hide them. Happened in Przemysl, Poland. Jews later sent to death camps.
