English Name: Talya Edgerley
You will view two websites to gain background information for our novel study of Night, by Elie Wiesel. Each website contains both visual and written descriptions of life in the concentration camps run by Hitler’s Nazi soldiers (sometimes referred to as the SS) during the Holocaust.
Go to www.historyplace.com/specials/slideshows/auschwitz (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
A. Click Slideshow (far left). Read the bottom paragraph under FIRST PHOTO.
1. Where was Auschwitz located? Auschwitz was located in the southwest region of Poland, near the city of Oswiecim
2. How many main camps did Auschwitz contain? Auschwitz had three main camps
3. What year did Auschwitz begin functioning? Auschwitz started functioning in 1939
4. Which camp became the main killing center used to kill Jews during World War II? Auschwitz II was the main killing center.
5. How many people (overall) were exterminated at Auschwitz? 1.6 million people How many
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The early men were German criminals who were the worst people Germans could find.
On the page entitled “Panorama of the Camps at Birkenau,” find these two topics and record key information:
Krematoria II and III: Krematoria II and III were the biggest Krematoria in the Nazi system. People were gassed and burned there. The people ashes were dumped in pits or in the Sola River. The Krematorias were built to kill Jewish people, but Sinti and Roma people were killed there as well.
Kommando: A kommando was a work unit of prisoners. The Kapo or prisoner foreman had power of life and death over the people he oversaw in the kommando.
Next, click on the link below the drawing that says For Panoramic map. When the map appears, click on some of the red “hot spots” to look at the Birkenau camp. Choose two places on the map on which to reflect and record your reflections below.
Place: The Birkenau Ash