Although Elie 217;s family was financially stable, their ownership of the family store made them more visible to the Nazi's, and therefore put them in great danger. ... "The Kahn family even said they were likeable and everyone felt rejoiced and at ease (Wiesel 8)." ... The town of Sighet was to be split into two ghettos, a large one right in the middle of town that took up four streets, and the other one would be spread out all over the town in small side streets of the district. ... The time came for Elie's family to be deported.Ellie's family, like the other Jewish f...

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• Grade Level: High School

After leaving his family he was off to visit his Aunt and Uncle. ... How does Leo live everyday knowing he had a family that suffered? ... Many times the family was never reunited. In today's society many families are split up through divorce, career opportunities, and last being sent to war. ... Family bonding is a theme in war and peacetime. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Edwards definition of a reign of terror is " that a reign of terror is essentially a system of government which deliberately uses terror for "social control": "It is a reign not an anarchy" (Edwards 1979 175). The aim is to control society through fear: "The most important mechanism of a...

• Word Count: 1465
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• Grade Level: High School

In my opinion as a reader, this leaves me with the impression that just because the government officials were not Jewish or did not have Jewish family members, why should they take time out of there day to help millions of people who were dying. ... Since Beir is a "Roosevitalian" he rarely goes against the President's decisions, but when it came to the boycott, he had split views. ... Although the trip was ran by Nazi officials, Jewish people were allowed to board for around $2,000 a family. ...

• Word Count: 2140
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School