PERIOD 2: THE GREY ZONE

This week you watched The Grey Zone. The film is based in part on the eyewitness account of Dr. Miklos Nyiszli (He is pictured above wearing the white lab coat. The photo was taken after the camp had been liberated by the Russians.)  Dr. Nyiszli was a Hungarian Jew selected by Dr. Josef Mengele to be the head pathologist at Auschwitz while Mengele carried out his infamous experiments on children who were twins. The film showcases the moral dilemma of the Sonderkommando Jews and follows their plans to carry out the armed revolt that blew up two of the crematoriums at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Please post your reflections about the film.

PERIOD 4: THE GREY ZONE

This week you watched The Grey Zone. The film is based in part on the eyewitness account of Dr. Miklos Nyiszli (He is pictured above wearing the white lab coat. The photo was taken after the camp had been liberated by the Russians.)  Dr. Nyiszli was a Hungarian Jew selected by Dr. Josef Mengele to be the head pathologist at Auschwitz while Mengele carried out his infamous experiments on children who were twins. The film showcases the moral dilemma of the Sonderkommando Jews and follows their plans to carry out the armed revolt that blew up two of the crematoriums at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Please post your reflections about the film.

PERIOD 6: THE GREY ZONE

This week you watched The Grey Zone. The film is based in part on the eyewitness account of Dr. Miklos Nyiszli (He is pictured wearing the white lab coat in the photo that was taken after the camp was liberated by the Russians.)  Dr. Nyiszli was a Hungarian Jew selected by Dr. Josef Mengele to be the head pathologist at Auschwitz while Mengele carried out his infamous experiments on children who were twins. The film showcases the moral dilemma of the Sonderkommando Jews and follows their plans to carry out the armed revolt that blew up two of the crematoriums at Auschwitz. Please post your reflections about the film.

PERIOD 2: SOPHIE'S CHOICE

What would you have done if you had been in Sophie's shoes and why? Please do not comment on anyone else's post.

PERIOD 4: SOPHIE'S CHOICE

What would you have done if you had been in Sophie's shoes and why? Please do not comment on anyone else's post.

PERIOD 6: SOPHIE'S CHOICE

What would you have done if you had been in Sophie's shoes and why? Please do not comment on anyone else's post.

PERIOD 2: UPRISING

Between July 22nd and September 12th of 1942, the German authorities deported more than 400,000 Jews who were living in the Warsaw ghetto. The Germans then began the second phase of their operation to remove the remaining Jews from the Warsaw ghetto on April 19, 1943, the eve of Passover. The renewal of deportations was the signal for an armed uprising within the ghetto. The German command originally estimated that it would only take them a few days to put down the resistance. Standing against tanks and seasoned combat troops, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising lasted for more than a month. In your post cite what you learned that you did not know before watching the film.

PERIOD 4: UPRISING

Between July 22nd and September 12th of 1942, the German authorities deported more than 400,000 Jews who were living in the Warsaw ghetto. The Germans then began the second phase of their operation to remove the remaining Jews from the Warsaw ghetto on April 19, 1943, the eve of Passover. The renewal of deportations was the signal for an armed uprising within the ghetto. The German command originally estimated that it would only take them a few days to put down the resistance. Standing against tanks and seasoned combat troops, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising lasted for more than a month. In your post cite what you learned that you did not know before watching the film.

PERIOD 6: UPRISING

Between July 22nd and September 12th of 1942, the German authorities deported more than 400,000 Jews who were living in the Warsaw ghetto. The Germans then began the second phase of their operation to remove the remaining Jews from the Warsaw ghetto on April 19, 1943, the eve of Passover. The renewal of deportations was the signal for an armed uprising within the ghetto. The German command originally estimated that it would only take them a few days to put down the resistance. Standing against tanks and seasoned combat troops, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising lasted for more than a month. In your post cite what you learned that you did not know before watching the film.