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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Questions to answer:

Chapter 13: Run! as fast as you can! 

79. 79. What happened to Mrs. Johansen on her way back from Uncle Henrik’s boat? 

80. 80. What had Mr. Rosen dropped at Uncle Henrik’s house? 

81. 81. Why did Mrs. Johansen tell Annemarie to act like a silly little girl if she were stopped? 

82. 82. What do you think Mrs. Johansen meant when she said that “it may all have been for nothing” when she spotted the parcel? 

83. 83. Why do you think Mrs. Johansen didn’t tell Annemarie what she was really carrying to Uncle Henrik on the boat? 

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Chapter 14: On the Dark Path 

84. 84.What fairy tale did Annemarie remember on the trail to Uncle Henrik’s boat? 

85. 85. Describe what happened to Annemarie on the way to the boat? 

86. 86. Why did Annemarie choose this particular fairy tale? 

87. 87. Why did Annemarie have to be brave when she met the soldiers? 

88. 88. How would you have reacted to meeting the German soldiers? 

Chapter 15: My dog smells meat 

89. 89. What was in the basket that helped fool the Germans into thinking it was Uncle Henrik’s lunch? 

90. 90. Why did Annemarie behave like Kirsti when she was stopped by the German soldiers? 

91. 91. Why was it good that Annemarie did not know what was in the packet? 

92. 92. Why do you think the German soldiers stopped Annemarie? Why do you think the contents of the packet were so important?