Study Guide - Menemsha Films

. What does he mean when he says that at Camp Mauthausen, every stone was ahuman being?NSS-WH.5-12.8 ERA 8: A HALF-CENTURY OF CRISIS ANDACHIEVEMENT, 1900-194514. Frederick Terna spoke of the freedom of the white rectangle (really, a piece of paper) inthe face of a life regimented to the Nth degree. What did he mean?15. We learn that musicians played while prisoners marched in and out of camp to work andwere also hired to play for SS officers. How did music save the life of Henry Rosmarin?NA-M.9-12.9 UNDERSTANDING MUSIC IN RELATION TOHISTORY AND CULTURE16. Ela Weissberger said that when the war was over and she had survived, she hoped thather friends would return and that they would be reunited. And then she realized thatthere was no hope – that her friends would not be coming back. She says she now speaksin their voices – what do you think she means by that?NSS-WH.5-12.8 ERA 8: A HALF-CENTURY OF CRISIS ANDACHIEVEMENT, 1900-194517. Near the end of the film, many of the artists comment that they are compelled to createtheir art, and Yehuda Bacon says that maybe people can learn from it. What value dothese artworks have for you – what can you take from this film?Post-viewing -- Extensions1. Karl Stojka details the transport from Vienna to Auschwitz, a trip of eight days in aboxcar crammed with Gypsies. For research:a. Why were the Gypsies persecuted by the Nazis?b. How many Gypsies died at the hands of the Nazis?c. Were any Gypsies spared death, and if so, why?NSS-WH.5-12.8 ERA 8: A HALF-CENTURY OF CRISIS ANDACHIEVEMENT, 1900-19452. Yehuda Bacon comments that to arrive in Auschwitz was to arrive in a modern Hell.From the testimonies and artworks in this film, make a list of the living conditions thatinmates of Auschwitz had to endure – describe this “modern Hell”.As Seen Through These Eyes Page 30