The Nazis' program of persecution against the Jewish people in Sighet was carried out in
gradual steps (p. 9). First, the German officers moved into private homes. They closed the
synagogues. They arrested leaders of the Jewish community, forbade the Jews from owning
any valuables under penalty of death, and forced them to wear the Star of David on their
clothes. Jews no longer had the right to frequent restaurants, to travel by train, to attend
synagogue, or to be on the streets after 6 o'clock in the evening. Then, they were forced to
leave their homes and move into designated ghettos. And from the ghettos, the Jews were
deported to the concentration camps.
How do you think the Jews felt as the persecution escalated? Why do you think they
followed the Germans' rules? Should they have stood up? Would you have reacted
differently?
Your response should answer all questions in the prompt and include quoted support from
the novel Night and the two videos. Your response should be answered in paragraph form
and must be at least 1 page in length for credit.