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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will think about why Jewish resistance to the Holocaust isn't widely studied and what counts as resistance.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which statement is MOST accurate?
Correct answer: Different sorts of people opposed the Nazis for different reasons.
No one resisted the Nazis because ti was too difficult.
Only Christians opposed the Nazis.
The Nazis crushed all resistance so we can't find any examples of resistance.
Q2.
Jewish people resisted the Nazis before the Holocaust. Which is NOT an example of how Jews resisted?
doctor surgeries
Correct answer: killing non-Jewish teachers
setting up charities
setting up schools
Q3.
Jewish historian Yehuda Bauer argues that too often, Jews during the Holocaust are portrayed as only...
perpetrators
powerful
survivors
Correct answer: victims
Q4.
What is one criticism that Yehuda Bauer has of survival stories of Jews during the Holocaust?
That Jews were not using weapons
The Jewish survivors were not grateful to the rescuers
The rescuers of Jews were all men
Correct answer: The rescuers of Jews were non-Jewish
Q5.
What word best describes what Yehuda Bauer is trying to do with the way in which Jews are portrayed during the Holocaust?
de-humanise
perpetrate
Correct answer: re-humanise
support

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