The Devil's Arithmetic Research Project
1. List the basic beliefs of the Jewish religion.
2. Define anti-Semitism.
3. What was the Holocaust?
4. List the Jewish holidays and how they are celebrated.
5. Discover what is meant by the term bear witness, especially in reference to the Holocaust.
6. Create a list of known Holocaust survivors that have gone on to 'bear witness' in a public
or private way.
7. Write a short biography of Adolf Hitler.
8. Explain what a Nazi was.
9. Make a timeline of World War II.
10. Who were the Allies and name their leaders.
11. Name the Axis countries and their leaders.
12. What was a concentration camp?
13. Where were concentration camps located?
14. What was a Jewish ghetto?
15. Identify European countries' boundaries in 1943. Compare to present boundaries.
16. Discover what countries remained neutral during World War II and why.
17. Explain the significance of the Star of David symbol.
18. What is a synagogue and a rabbi?
19. What was Hitler's Final Solution?
20. Locate Poland on a map and list its surrounding European neighbours.
21. Locate the Bronx, New York City, and New Rochelle, New York.
22. Use a Yiddish dictionary to define the following: goy, goyish, shul, shmattes, shadchan,
klezmer, blokova, malach ha-mavis, badchan, rendar, mishigaas, schnorrers, schnell,
afikoman, dayenu, drek, musselman, zugangi, sonderkommando, shtetl, yarmulkes
23. Give a brief biography of Lois Lowry
2. Define anti-Semitism.
3. What was the Holocaust?
4. List the Jewish holidays and how they are celebrated.
5. Discover what is meant by the term bear witness, especially in reference to the Holocaust.
6. Create a list of known Holocaust survivors that have gone on to 'bear witness' in a public
or private way.
7. Write a short biography of Adolf Hitler.
8. Explain what a Nazi was.
9. Make a timeline of World War II.
10. Who were the Allies and name their leaders.
11. Name the Axis countries and their leaders.
12. What was a concentration camp?
13. Where were concentration camps located?
14. What was a Jewish ghetto?
15. Identify European countries' boundaries in 1943. Compare to present boundaries.
16. Discover what countries remained neutral during World War II and why.
17. Explain the significance of the Star of David symbol.
18. What is a synagogue and a rabbi?
19. What was Hitler's Final Solution?
20. Locate Poland on a map and list its surrounding European neighbours.
21. Locate the Bronx, New York City, and New Rochelle, New York.
22. Use a Yiddish dictionary to define the following: goy, goyish, shul, shmattes, shadchan,
klezmer, blokova, malach ha-mavis, badchan, rendar, mishigaas, schnorrers, schnell,
afikoman, dayenu, drek, musselman, zugangi, sonderkommando, shtetl, yarmulkes
23. Give a brief biography of Lois Lowry