Benno Torsch's Journey to America

Benno Torsch's Journey to America

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

FREE Resource

Benno Torsch, a Jewish camera business owner in Dresden, captures the rise of the Nazis. Realizing the danger, he swaps his factory for a Detroit business and emigrates with his family in 1938. They start anew in Detroit, later moving to Los Angeles in 1944, where Torsch opens another camera shop. His shop becomes a local institution, and he enjoys a successful life, with future customers like Steven Spielberg.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What prompted Benno Torsch to consider leaving Dresden?

The rise of the Nazi regime

A business opportunity in Detroit

A family dispute

An economic recession

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Benno Torsch manage to leave Dresden?

He sold his business to a local buyer

He received a government grant

He swapped his factory for a business in Detroit

He won a lottery

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did Torsch and his family emigrate to the United States?

1940

1944

1938

1935

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Torsch open his new camera shop after moving to Los Angeles?

Studio City

Santa Monica

Beverly Hills

Hollywood

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who among Torsch's family worked with him in the Los Angeles store?

His cousin and niece

His first wife and daughter

His second wife and son

His brother and nephew

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which famous filmmaker was a future customer of Torsch's shop?

Martin Scorsese

George Lucas

James Cameron

Steven Spielberg