Holocaust
1928-09-30 16:36:36
Elie Wiesel born in Sighet, Romania
Summarize the lives of Jews living in Romania during just before WWII. Include any anti-Semitic laws or attitudes of the time.
1929-06-12 13:05:41
Anne Frank Born
Biography of Otto Frank and Edith Frank, the parents of Anne Frank
1934-02-01 12:44:51
Franks Move to Amsterdam
3 Things Hitler and the Nazis did to the Jews before 1934
1942-06-12 12:44:51
Anne receives diary for 13th birthdays
Mr. Frank gave Anne Frank a diary as her 13th birthday gift. Her diary was later read by people around the world.
1942-07-06 12:44:51
Franks/Van Daans go into hiding
For not to be caught by the German army, the Franks and the Van Daans hid in an office building together
1942-11-16 12:44:51
Dussell joins Franks/Van Daans
Albert Dussel, also called Fritz Pfeffer, was a German dentist who hid with the Franks and Van Daans in Amsterdam
1944-03-18 16:36:36
Nazis invade Hungary and begin to deport its Jews to Auschwitz
With a little bit of research, you'll find that Hungary was actually one of Nazi Germany's allies during WWII... kind of. Write about Hungary's two-faced actions during the war.
1944-05-29 06:24:47
Wiesel family moved from home in Sighet to Jewish ghetto
Read the article at the QR website about, among many thing, what like was like in the Sighet ghetto. Tell me the most interesting 3 things that you learned.
1944-06-05 06:24:47
15-year-old Elie and family deported to Auschwitz
Knowing what you know about concentration camps, what would be your feelings about being sent to Auschwitz? Make sure you say more than "BAD" and "SCARED".
1944-06-30 06:24:47
Moved from Auschwitz to Buna, where he loses his gold tooth
Research why dentists specifically use gold in fillings and crowns. What is the health benefit?
1944-08-01 12:44:51
Final entry in Anne's diary
Anne Frank's last diary entry before she was sent to Auschwitz
1944-08-04 12:44:51
Residents of the Secret Annex found and deported to Aushwitz
After two years of hiding in the office building of Otto Frank's, the Franks, the Van Daans and Dussel was found
1944-09-27 06:24:47
Yom Kippur selection, where Elie's father gives Elie his "inheritance"
Explain what Yom Kippur is all about. Why is it a significant holiday to Jews? What "weight" does that add to the inheritance conversation?
1945-01-24 06:24:47
Moved to Buchenwald after days of Death Marches
Walking from Buna to Buchenwald would be a terrible journey. Research where both camps were located, how far it would be to walk between them, and what the temperature and weather would be like if you were doing that walk in the winer.
1945-01-27 12:44:51
Soviet army liberates Aushwitz; Otto Frank freed
The Russian army came to the Neatherlands and the Nazis was stopped. Otto Frank was later freed.
1945-01-29 06:24:47
Elie's father, Shlomo, dies at Buchenwald
Have you ever lost a family member or friend close to you? If so, how did that affect you? If not, try to imagine what it would be like.
1945-03-01 09:49:21
Anne&Margot Frank die from typhus at Bergen-Belsen
Typhus, the disease spreading at Bergen-Belson caused Anne Frank and her sister Margot Frank to die
1945-04-11 06:24:47
US army liberates Elie Wiesel from Bucehnwald
Read the article at the QR website about the liberation of the Buchenwald camp. Tell me the most interesting 3 things that you learned.
1945-10-24 09:49:21
Otto Frank recieves notice that his entire family has been lost
Otto Frank was the only surviver from the Holocaust in the Frank family. In the October of 1945, he found out all his family members were dead
1958-01-01 06:24:47
Night published
Pieces of this book will stick with you forever. What will be the most (specific) memorable image/story/idea from this book? What do you think makes this book so influential?
1986-12-01 06:24:47
Elie Wiesel wins the Nobel Prize for Peace
Tell me about the Nobel Prize. How many awards are given out? How often? What does it take to win a Peace prize? Five me a complete rundown that shows what you know.