Daniel's Story
By: Carol Matas
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a very important and cruel event in history. It began in Germany in 1939 and ended in 1945. The Holocaust was started by one man who hated Jews (Like Daniel and his family). Adolf Hitler was the chancellor of Germany when it all began. His hatred was not only towards Jews, but anyone that was not like him.
Why Should We Remember?
"Death was familiar, too familiar." -Daniel
Rosa
Rosa was younger than Daniel, but she was best friend. She had bright, red hair and blue eyes.
Daniel
Daniel was 14 when he was first taken from home. He had brown hair and blue eyes.
Erika
Erika was Daniel's little sister. She was younger than Daniel too, and loved to play the violin.
"Always choose love" -Adam
Concentration Camps
In the photo above, you see men lined up in pajama-like uniforms. These were the Jews that were forced into camps called concentration camps. Daniels entire family was forced to live in these terrible camps. They had close to no food and there was lice everywhere.
"Look around us, a race of monsters." -Daniel
Daniel's photographs
Daniel loved to take pictures. He took pictures of anything he could and kept them as memories to look at.
Camera
Daniel carried his camera wherever he could. He would take pictures of everything and save them for memories.
Radio
Daniel's father tried to keep a radio with him wherever they moved to. This object was also very important to Daniel.
The Fire Pit
One internal conflict is when Daniel was taking pictures of the fire and the gas chambers. He was debating whether to jump in the pit and end it all, or survive and keep fighting to live.
"Remember." -Peter
Two New Vocabulary
Eradicate: to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate
Deluded: to mislead the mind or judgment of
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Significant Event
A significant event to me was when Auntie Leah and her children got separated and shot. When that happened, I think everyone realized how serious and dangerous these men are. After that occurred, the whole mood of the story changed.
"No one wanted us." -Daniel
Theme
The theme of the story is, always push through no matter how hard a situation is, it will always get better. If you ever feel like giving up, just think of how far you've come and remember why you kept holding on.
External Conflict
Daniel vs. Nazi's