Today

TodayVocab Warm-up

20 minutes to work on personal narratives – DUE MONDAY

Rename file: Personal narrative – your nameWhen it’s complete, drag it into your assignment

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Elie Wiesel today

Dohány Street SynagogueBudapest, Hungary

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Hungarian Ghetto during WWII

What was found in the ghetto after the Nazis were defeated by the

Russians in 1945

More than 2,000 Jews who perished from sickness and starvation in the ghetto during the winter of 1944-1945 are buried here. All of the graves have the same date, January 18, 1945, marking the day the Soviet Army arrived.

The fact that there are graves located on the grounds of a synagogue (officially forbidden by the Jewish law) indicates how dramatic the situation at that time was.

The Weeping Willow monument at the Budapest Synagogue.

Each leaf is engraved with the name of someone who died in the holocaust from Hungary.

The willow itself is shaped like an upside down menorah.

The Budapest ShoesThe Budapest Shoes:

A memorial on the banks of the Danube consisting of cast iron shoes commemorates the Budapest Jews who were murdered by members of the Hungarian Arrow Cross party in 1944/45.