“What I ate for breakfast on school mornings was one buttered roll—a soft roll, not a hard roll—and one cup of cocoa; any attempt to alter this menu I regarded as a plot to poison me.”
— Esther Hautzig, The Endless Steppe
The Endless Steppe is an autobiographical story of a Jewish family who is sent to Siberia during World War II.
Look for Vilna on the map of Poland above. The family traveled for two months on a crowded train to Rubtsovsk, Russia. How do you think you would fare in those circumstances?
— Esther Hautzig, The Endless Steppe
The Endless Steppe is an autobiographical story of a Jewish family who is sent to Siberia during World War II.
Look for Vilna on the map of Poland above. The family traveled for two months on a crowded train to Rubtsovsk, Russia. How do you think you would fare in those circumstances?
The above photo is a street scene in Vilna, Esther's home town.
Below is a synagogue where the Rudomin family may have attended.
Below is a synagogue where the Rudomin family may have attended.
Above is the railway station in Vilna, where the Rudomin family boarded the train to Siberia.
Maybe the photo below is similar to the view of Vilna that Esther and her family saw from the train as they left their beloved city.
Maybe the photo below is similar to the view of Vilna that Esther and her family saw from the train as they left their beloved city.
Homework: Week 22 (PDF) |
VOCABULARY TEST IS COMING
In two weeks you will have your third vocabulary test. Below is the practice quiz for you to test yourself on how prepared you are.
Vocabulary 3 Practice Quiz (PDF) |
Vocabulary 3 Practice Quiz Key (PDF) |