Sophie Weisz was born on the 23rd of February, 1927 in a small village called, Valea-lui-Mihai in Romania. She attended middle school in a nearby Oradea, since her hometown only had a elementary school. Sophie loved to dance in the large living room of their home as her older sister, Agnes, played the piano. In 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, the Jews felt safe in Romania, that was until Hungary annexed the region in 1940, not two years later they joined the German forces.
In 1944, Sophie and her family were forced to go to the ghetto in Oradea. They were later deported to the concentration camp in Auschwitz. Sophie, her mother, and her elder sister were moved hundred miles north for forced labor. The prisoners were asked to entertain the German soldiers at Christmas; Sophie danced to the music of the ballet Coppelia in a costume fashioned from gauze and paper. The Germans gave her extra bread and soup, that she shared with her sister, Agnes.
Sophie and her sister escaped while on a forced march in February 1945. Her Mother and Father died in the camps. She emigrated to the United States in her later years.
Sophie and her sister escaped while on a forced march in February 1945. Her Mother and Father died in the camps. She emigrated to the United States in her later years.
I'm not sure how I would feel to lose almost everyone I knew in a mass genocide. I don't think I could ever live with myself knowing that I survived while others who probably deserve it more didn't. Maybe it would be the fact that I wouldn't be able to be myself ever again knowing that someone almost made my family, my religion extinct. I'm sure it was hard for Sophie to live with herself. It must have been. Knowing that innocent people were killed just for what they believe is really heartbreaking for me. I'm happy she at least had her sister, Agnes, and that they escaped together. If everyone I knew was gone and all I would have left is my sister, I'd be completely grateful and would probably never leave her.
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ReplyDeleteGreat job staying on top of due dates and getting your work done ahead of time! You are showing excellent time-management skills. Since you have extra time left over before assignments are due, I want to give you the personal challenge of seeking out additional campus resources like the writing tutors in the Academic Achievement Center so that you can strengthen your writing skills even more as you are working ahead of our syllabus. On days when you are not able to get to the AAC, then you could challenge yourself to ask a fellow student or another teacher to proofread your blog for you. Use the extra time you are making for yourself to be sure you are submitting your very best possible work. Thank you for being such a positive prescence in the classroom and keep up the great work!
Keep in mind that your blog should always be your point of view, rather than copying and pasting directly from another website. When you revise please include more of your own opinion on the topic or a reflection on what the topic means to you.
The last paragraph of this post is the most important to me because that is where I can really see what you think about this topic. You are being graded on how well you write, not how well someone else writes so if there is too much content in one posting that comes from another source, then I am not able to evaluate the progress and growth you are making as a writer.
Please include links to your sources or cite your sources. If you are ever directly quoting from a source, be sure to put it in quotes. This makes it much easier for you or your readers to find the original source if they want to read more and it gives credit to the original author. It is also helpful for you as a writer if you ever need to check your source for information as you revise.
Comments for Revision:
proper usage of "loose/lose"
proper verb tense: "I'm not sure how I would feel to loose almost everyone I knew in a mass genocide."
verb tense: "deserve/deserved"
run-on: "I don't think I could ever live with myself knowing that I survived while others who probably deserve it more didn't, or maybe it would be the fact that I wouldn't be able to be myself ever again knowing that someone almost made my family, my religion extinct."
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ReplyDeletePlease include links to your sources or cite your sources. If you are ever directly quoting from a source, be sure to put it in quotes. This makes it much easier for you or your readers to find the original source if they want to read more and it gives credit to the original author. It is also helpful for you as a writer if you ever need to check your source for information as you revise.
Keep in mind that your blog should always be your point of view, rather than copying and pasting directly from another website. When you revise please include more of your own opinion on the topic or a reflection on what the topic means to you. You are being graded on how well you write, not how well someone else writes so if there is too much content in one posting that comes from another source, then I am not able to evaluate the progress and growth you are making as a writer.
The part of this post I enjoyed the most was the last paragraph, because that is where I really got to hear from you and what you think about what it means to be a survivor and what it means to be thankful to have our families and our lives.
Comments for Revision:
proper usage: "loose/lose"
run-on: " I don't think I could ever live with myself knowing that I survived while others who probably deserve it more didn't, or maybe it would be the fact that I wouldn't be able to be myself ever again knowing that someone almost made my family, my religion extinct."
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ReplyDeleteSophie's story is truly amazing. It is hard to imagine living through such a difficult time like she did, especially considering that she was very young when she was taken to Auschwitz! Nice job reflecting on the importance of family during times of adversity. Thinking about Sophie's story of survival really makes us feel grateful to have our loved ones safe!
Keep in mind that your blog should always be your point of view, rather than copying and pasting directly from another website. If you need to quote the author directly, make sure to use quotation marks so that the reader knows that is someone else's original information. Please be sure to cite your source using MLA format, or include a link to the original source so that you can always get back to it easily when you are revising and so that your readers can always find the source if needed.
Comments for Revision:
verb tense and spelling: "I'm not sure how I would feel to loose almost everyone I knew in a mass genocide."
Run-on: I don't think I could ever live with myself knowing that I survived while others who probably deserve it more didn't, or maybe it would be the fact that I wouldn't be able to be myself ever again knowing that someone almost made my family, my religion extinct.