Number the Stars, chapters 13-15

Did You Know?

Many of the world’s religions share beliefs about the importance of treating other people well. One of these shared beliefs is the golden rule. In the collection of Jewish teaching called the Talmud, this rule is stated as “The things you hate should not be done to others.” Christianity’s Book of Luke in the New Testament states, “Do to others what you would wish them to do to you.” Islam teaches, “You are not a real Muslim until you want for other people what you want for yourself.” The Hindu Mahabharata states, “Do nothing to others that would cause you pain if they did it to you.” 


What does the Golden Rule mean to you? 
What can you do to live by it?

We are going to see an example of people helping each other out, but first some background info about what people got in return for having helped others.

BACKGROUND

Did You Know?

In 1953 the Israeli Parliament created Yad Vashem, a memorial to the Holocaust and a center for Holocaust-related research. The center was authorized to honor Gentiles (non-Jews) who had risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. To be considered, a person must have helped to save the life of at least one Jew from Nazi persecution and taken action in spite of danger or difficulty. As of mid-1997, Yad Vashem had recognized over 13,000 such individuals. Each received a medal inscribed with the words, “Whoever saves a single life, saves the entire world.”

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Chapter 13: https://quizlet.com/_4t9785
Chapter 14: https://quizlet.com/291436333/number-the-stars-chapter-14-flash-cards/ 
Chapter 15: https://quizlet.com/291436042/number-the-stars-chapter-15-flash-cards/ 

Number the Stars, chapters 10-12

Opening question: 
How do you prepare yourself when you have something difficult to face or to accomplish? Do you think about something else or make an action plan?

Read about how Annemarie prepares herself for a mission. But first, some background information about what Sweden did during WWII: 

Sweden as a Refuge

Sweden was neutral during World War II: In theory, it did not take sides with either Germany or Germany’s enemies. Throughout the 1930s, Sweden issued very few entry permits to Jewish refugees. However, in 1943 Sweden could see that the tide of the war was turning against Germany. Germany was retreating in North Africa and in Stalingrad, Russia. It seemed just a matter of time before Germany was defeated. Therefore, the Swedish government dared to offer official sanctuary to Danish Jews even though this action would infuriate Germany. Because the two countries are separated only by a narrow strait, many Jews could be quickly transported from Denmark to Sweden. When faced with the problem of how to move thousands of refugees to Sweden, Resistance leaders immediately started contacting the captains of many of the fishing boats that worked the waters off the nation’s eastern coast. Many captains accepted the dangerous assignment. In the early days of the operation, fees ranged from about $150 to $1,500 per person. Resistance workers got involved to make sure that none of the captains made an unfair profit from the refugees’ desperation. They bargained with the sailors and brought the price down to as low as $65 per person.

Words from chapters 10-12: 

Chapter 10: https://quizlet.com/_5q8rii
Chapter 11: https://quizlet.com/_4ruw95 
Chapter 12: https://quizlet.com/_4ruwk5 

Number the Stars, chapters 7-9

Warm-up question: 
Do you think of yourself as a brave person? Why or why not? What makes a person brave?

Think of different kinds of bravery and give examples. (Examples: getting a shot at the doctor’s; performing in public)

During this reading, we will find out how Annemarie’s Uncle Henrik defines bravery. But first, some background information: 

The Resistance

Most of Denmark’s Jews were saved because of prompt and sometimes very imaginative action by ordinary citizens. For example, when Jorgen Knudsen heard that the Germans were starting to round up Jews for deportation, the Danish ambulance driver looked through telephone directories for individuals whose family names were “Jewish-sounding.” He drove his ambulance to the home of one family after another, warning the family to escape. A few of the people he contacted were scared and worried because they couldn’t think of any place to seek refuge. Knudsen drove these people to a hospital where one of the doctors was active in the Resistance. The doctor disguised the people as hospital patients. A week later, hundreds of Jewish refugees were still hiding in this hospital when news came that the Gestapo planned a search of the place. Hospital officials pretended that a funeral was being held in the hospital chapel. A procession of about twenty taxis came to take the “mourners” away.


Chapters 7-9 Vocabulary preview: https://quizlet.com/136659957/number-the-stars-chapters-7-9-flash-cards/ 

Melonhead

• Work with words from the text (p. 24-25 in textbook) here: https://www.ovningsmastaren.se/ovningsmastaren/index.php/exercise/glosmastaren/3824
• Read the text Melonhead (p. 24-25 in What´s up? 7)
• Do the Did you get it?  Write down your answers in your notebook.