The Cage

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  1. Holocaust
    the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime
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    Had her mother not left her with the important words of faith, "As long as there is life, there is hope," Ruth Minsky Sender may not have lived to enjoy a family of her own and share her poignant memories of the Holocaust with others.
  2. Pesach
    (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
    They are determined to stay alive and hold on to memories of Pesach feasts, happy stories from school, and times when life was not so cruel.
  3. Auschwitz
    a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
    I would recommend this book for any student in grades 6-12 who wants some examples of the hardships that Jews faced in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and labor camps.
  4. adolescent
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
    In this split second, 16-year-old Riva is transformed from an adolescent girl into a mother to her three younger siblings, Moishele, Motele, and Laibele.
  5. ghetto
    a poor densely populated city district
    Life in the Lodz ghetto surrounded by barbed wire is one of hunger, disease, and bitter cold winters without warmth.
  6. life-threatening
    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
    In Mittelsteine she is miraculously saved from a life-threatening illness by a compassionate Nazi commandant who claimed she "was sure [the Nazis] killed all [her] emotions, that all [she] can feel is hunger, all [she] can think of is bread" (234).
  7. labor camp
    a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor
    I would recommend this book for any student in grades 6-12 who wants some examples of the hardships that Jews faced in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and labor camps.
  8. devastate
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
    By sharing her personal experiences with adolescent readers, Sender successfully gets them thinking about the devastating results of hate and prejudice.
  9. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
    Ruth Minsky Sender's autobiographical memoir successfully grabs the attention of its readers, and her literary style suits the intended young adolescent audience well.
  10. Nazi
    a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
    But this legacy played an integral role in Ruth's will to fight against the odds of survival in Nazi-dominated Poland in 1939 and the years of turmoil that would follow in The Cage.
  11. elimination
    the act of removing or getting rid of something
    Although not as detailed as some other personal accounts, I like the book because it helps the reader see the systematic breakdown of social values and the gradual elimination of Jewish rights during the Holocaust years.
  12. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
    Rifkele (the main character) sadly learns the ugliness of prejudice as her family is betrayed by their German neighbors who were once close friends.
  13. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
    The Cage clearly reminds its adolescent readers that the past must never be forgotten, and that intolerance and discrimination are harmful and must be replaced by cultural understanding and the promotion of personal differences.
  14. dominated
    controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
    But this legacy played an integral role in Ruth's will to fight against the odds of survival in Nazi-dominated Poland in 1939 and the years of turmoil that would follow in The Cage.
Created on Tue Feb 09 17:21:23 EST 2010

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