Jewish Life Before the Nazis

What year did the Nazis come to power in Germany?

• 1933

• 1945

• 1929

• 1918

According to the text, what was the approximate Jewish population in Poland before the Nazi invasion in 1939?

• 3,000,000

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

• 10,000,000

According to orthodox Jewish tradition, where did women not pray?

• Near the Ark and the Torah or sit with the men in the main sanctuary

• In the synagogue at all

• At home

• In public places

What does the narrator recall about the building she lived in?

• It was a five-story, double-courtyard building with more than a hundred families

• It was a small house in the countryside

• It was a single-family home with a large garden

• It was a government building

What does the narrator say about the custom of birthday parties in her family?

• They did not have birthday parties because of religious observance

• They had large celebrations every year

• They only celebrated milestone birthdays

• They celebrated with gifts but no parties

When did the Nazis come to power?

• 1914

• 1923

• 1933

• 1945

How many Jews lived in Poland and Europe in 1939?

• 1 million in Poland, 5 million in Europe

• 3.3 million in Poland, 9.5 million in Europe

• 500,000 in Poland, 2 million in Europe

• 10 million in Poland, 20 million in Europe

Describe what happened on the day of the author’s birth.

• The author moved to a new city

• The author’s family celebrated a Jewish holiday

• The author was born during a significant event

• The author started school

Describe the building the author lived in as a child.

• It was a modern apartment

• It was a traditional Jewish dwelling

• It was a farmhouse

• It was a castle

Why do you think a Jewish community might be self-contained in the way the extract describes the “whole city within...this one dwelling”?

• Because they wanted to be isolated

• Due to cultural, religious, and social needs being met within the community

• Because they were forced by law

• Because they disliked outsiders