Violent Jewish resistance
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- In this lesson, we will think about how some Jewish people organised violent uprisings against the Nazis.
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5 Questions
Q1.
The historian Yehuda Bauer uses the Jewish word 'amidah' to describe Jewish resistance. What does the word 'amidah' mean?
to oppose
to stop from happening
to use force to defend yourself
Q2.
Which of these is NOT an example of 'amidah'?
setting up a Jewish doctor surgery
setting up schools for Jewish children
smuggling food into the ghetto
Q3.
Which of these statement is the best description of a ghetto?
an area of a city
an area of a city with a wall
part of a city where you are not allowed in or out
Q4.
Which of these jobs were NOT found inside a ghetto?
cafes and restaurants
schools
theatres
Q5.
Why did Jewish people set up schools, and cafes, and other places inside the ghettoes?
to find ways to escape from the ghetto
to make the ghetto a better place to live
to try to distract the Nazis
5 Questions
Q1.
The historian Yehuda Bauer uses the Jewish word 'amidah' to describe Jewish resistance. What does the word 'amidah' mean?
to oppose
to stop from happening
to use force to defend yourself
Q2.
In which ghetto was there a violent uprising?
Berlin
Paris
Vienna
Q3.
What is a civilian?
someone in a war who is badly wounded
someone in a war who is captured
someone in a war who is fighting on the other side
Q4.
What word describes the rounding up of Jewish people, and then being taken to the death camps to be murdered?
ghetto
liberation
transportation
Q5.
In the Sobibór Uprising, what difficulties did Jewish people face when they escaped from the prison camp?
German guards around the camps
landmines
swamps and forests