BLOG 15 - THE CAGE

In your groups, take some time to collect information and provide each topic below with a thorough explanation. This may be a definition or a small summary of the event.

You are encouraged to include quotations and facts from other websites, provided that you cite them correctly. Try to be as detailed as possible, (i.e. include dates, famous people, etc.).

a. The Jewish Holocaust - (1933-1939) The genocide of nearly six million Jews during world war II.  This genocide was led by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party.

b. The Nazi Party - This was a group of Nazi's led by Adolph Hitler.  They focused on racial purity and tried to wipe out some other races like Jews.  

c. Ruth Minsky Sender - The author of "The Cage".  She was a Holocaust survivor.  She survived the camp of Auschwitz.

d. Auschwitz, Mittelsteine, Grafenort - They were three major concentration camps of the Holocaust.  At these camps, Jews were forced in and were abused, tortured, and killed.  Germans were in charge of these camps.  The use of these camps ended when the Holocaust ended.

e. personal memoir - a personal memoir is an account of the personal experiences of an author.