journal practice 1

When you first hear news about armies coming to hurt you your first instant would to run away, arm up, and do anything to protect themselves. Although the jews saw things a different way. When Moshe the beadle told them stories about the Jews having to dig their own graves and were killed they did not run, nor freak out they believed that everything would be okay and they won't be harmed like they were. When the Germany armies first invaded the Jews territory they considered them as polite and made no unpleasant comments about them even though they did not know what they were actually capable of. Three days after they created new rules for the jews, They had to wear a yellow star, lived in the ghetto for awhile, gave away valuables, and was told that they were going to be taken somewhere secret. The jews automatically obeyed and packed a bag on their backs, some food, a few clothes and nothing else. They believed that they were just going to these camps to work and do special jobs. Throughout ever negative thing that happened to them they had a positive attitude. They were optimistic and the narrator portrays that even when going through hard time you should always be positive.




1.) " We even doubted that he wanted to exterminate us "

When hearing all this horrible news about what happened to the jews they still had a positive attitude that everything would be okay and they would have no harm.

2.) " We bagan to be tortured by thirst. Then the heat became unbearable. "

Even though they were traveling for a long time they still weren't offered any food or water from the germans. They did not care about how they felt.

3.) " If anyone is missing, you'll all be shot like dogs "

They were freed to stay in a wagon filled with 80 other people. They did not care where you went you would automatically die if you are not in that wagon.

4.) "Man question God and God answers. But we don't understand His answers. We can't understand him"

 Elizer believed strongly in god and believed that everything was a a part of gods plan. He had a very strong religion and trusted him throughout everything  and believed they would be fine.

5) " Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible, even these crematories..." 

   It's sad to say that we don't know what people are capable of. They turn against each other and will do whatever it takes to get things their own way even if it means killing innocent people. They wanted to make sure all the Jews were gone and they will do anything to make that happen.