My Found Poem and Questions

“No (11) Humanity (30)”

Moshe the Beadle (6) warned (8) them (10)

Then came the ghetto (9), deportation (11) began (13)

“When is our turn coming?” (15) It would not be long in coming now (5).

Madame Schachter was screaming “Fire!”(22) In the air the smell of burning flesh (26)

Auschwitz. (26) “Didn’t you know what was in store for you at Auschwitz?” (28)

The prisoner in charge smiled (38) The first human words. (39)

“Work is liberty.” (43) The monsters lied (41)

Optimism (7) killed (4) many (6) Jews of Sighet (8)

I am looking forward to meeting actual Holocaust survivors on Monday. I think that it will be a great learning experience because they have first hand accounts of what happened. Even though this experience will be similar to reading Night, we will actually get to ask questions. Here are my two questions that I have for the guest speakers:

1) Did you receive any warnings before the Holocaust that hinted that something might be going wrong?

2) How were you liberated after being imprisoned?

Response to article: Auschwitz camp's stolen sign recovered in three pieces

The sign leading to the entrance of Auschwitz camp was stolen and cut into three pieces. Each piece contained a word of the phrase that the sign read, "Arbeit Macht Frei" , meaning work sets you free. Although the death camp was a horrible institution where many innocent lives were lost, there is no reason for the destruction of its' sign. The sign stands as a symbol for all of the suffering that was endured at Auschwitz and a reminder of all of the lives that were taken. It is horrible that anyone would even think to steal it.