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| Gerda Weissmann was held in several slave-labor camps, including this one, where she worked the looms in a factory setting. She and the others lived in the building on the left; newly arriving prisoners were housed in the building on the right. She and the other girls and young women were transferred to two other camps after this one before beginning the death march. * Courtesy of Teaching Tolerance |
The map below shows the routes of the death marches and evacuations carried out by the Nazis on prisoners in ghettos, concentration and extermination camps.
Using the internet, find somewhere approximately 350 miles away from our school. How does this help you further understand the importance of Gerda Weissmann Klein's story of survival? Respond to what you have found in the comments section. Make sure you note the destination 350 miles away from HOMS, and try to find a destination no one else in the class has noted.
*Map courtesy of Teaching Tolerance. Lesson idea based on One Survivor Remembers Teacher's Guide, page 24.
Baudette is 350 Miles from are school. This helps me furhter understand that people went through hard times to survive and to keep up with the death march.
ReplyDeleteI found The city of Rockford in Illinois to be 352 miles away. this shows me just how far she had to walk. I had no idea how far 350 miles really is. This must have been terrible for Gerda. This brings more understanding to me about how awful the Holocaust was because of how long these death marches were. I think it is amazing that she was able to keep up with the march that was such a long hike and made it until she was liberated. This also helps me understand how so many people died from the walk because I think that would be so hard to do.
ReplyDeleteAfter so looking around, I found that Red Oak, Iowa is about 346.3 miles. This is a really long ways away from Hidden Oaks Middle School. I know for sure that I would never be able to walk that far. That is very impressive and amazing that she did that and kept up with everyone.
ReplyDeleteFrom our school to Chicago is about 352 miles away. WOW!!!That is a long way away from here. Gerda is a very brave girl to have walked all that way and survive. I cant believe she could do that.
ReplyDeleteThere is a place called Omaha,Nebraska. Thats 346.20 miles away from our school. That is a very far distance to walk if you look at it. That is really interesting to know that it's possible that people can survive things like that. The tempatures had to have been horrible out and made it all even worse than they wanted it to be. Knowing she did that made her grow as a better and stronger person than she was before.
ReplyDeleteRockford Illinois is 352 miles away and its hard to get that in my head the she had to walk that far of a distance in the middle of the winter. she had a lot of hope in herself to be able to walk that far after being starved in the camps.
ReplyDeleteSheboygan, Wisconsin is 342 miles away and I can not believe she had to walk that far. This helps me better understand the importance of their survival story by showing me how far she had to walk and how hard it must have been to walk that far. It also shows me that their stories are very important to what we know about these death marches and how harsh they were and especially after they hadn't eaten anything.
ReplyDeleteDevils Lake, North Dakota is about 352 miles away. That's pretty close to Canada! I can't believe that she walked that far! This helps me understand that she was forced to walk that far, it the middle of winter. I feel so bad for her, that's like walking from here to Canada, more or less. Good thing she had those boots to keep her warm.
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DeleteGot it. Thanks for clarifying.
DeleteMilwaukee, Wisconsin is 351.2 miles away from HOMS. Greda must have been super tough and really brave to have been able to walk that far!
ReplyDeletenoth dakota,jamestown 78th avenue south east 351 miles away. I cant belive greda walked that far in the snow i could probally never do that she could have just gave up but she did not and today she is still alive. That is hope.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma and Grandpas house is 340 miles away from Hidden Oaks. I could never imagine walking that far in the worst conditions. She and many others were starving, freezing, tired, weak, and some didn't have any shoes. Lucky for Greda she had winter boots on that kept her feet warm.
DeleteI agree, Carter. That IS hope!
DeleteI found out my cousin lives 354 miles away. I cant believe how far she had to walk in the snow. if I were greda I would have died at maybe the 100 mile mark. in the end Greda is strong in the inside.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmas house is about 345 miles in North Dakota, I couldn't even imagine walking that far when it already takes about 5 hours to drive!
ReplyDeleteLincoln, Nebraska is 339 miles away, and nearly two states away. I can't imagine the amount of willpower it took to walk that far in the freezing cold while being malnourished. I can see now why only a few hundred women survived!
ReplyDeleteEvanston, Illinois is 340 miles away basically if I were her or if it was just me and general i would probbly only make it like 10 or 12 miles maybe more. But It might be literally one of the worst things someone can do to another human being.
ReplyDeletekansas city, kansas is 350 miles from here. I cant even imagine how they could survive that. Plus they didnt get to wear shoes and it was 350 miles in the snow. I know i couldnt do that and i would probably die of exaustion and i really want to show sympathy for all those who died and/or lost family members in this event.
ReplyDeleteI picked Bismark, North Dakota, it is 384 miles away from HOMS. I cant imagine walking all the way there on such little food and water. I feel very sorry for Gerda and all the people who every had to go on a death march. It makes me sad just hearing about it.
ReplyDeleteI picked Chicago Illinois it is about 351 miles frome Hidden Oaks Middle School. I cant imaging walking 350 miles when it takes about 6 hours to drive to Chicago. i dont think i could have made it on such little food and water. Gerda must have been verry tough to make the 350 mile walk. I still cant think of why the nazis hated jews that much.
ReplyDeletei picked Waterloo Iowa is 358 miles away from HOMS it would be difficult to walk there because it takes 6 hours to get there in a car. i cant imagine Gerda doing that because it would be difficult with no food or water to keep up your energy.
ReplyDeleteThe distace between Plymoth MN and Millwake WI is 350 miles walking to wisconson i can not imagine doing that i would end up giving up less than half way there i cannot beleive how far they had to walk!
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