Number the Stars by Lois Lowry A book about Danish life during World War II

Number the Starsby Lois Lowry

A book about Danish life

during World War II.

Setting• Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1943

during WWII• German forces have invaded the

lands around Germany.

Flag of Denmark

Characters – The Johansens

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The Germans• Adolph Hitler was the leader of the

Germans.

• He believed that German people were members of a master race that should take over the world.

• He led the Nazi party of Germany.

The Nazi Occupation• The Nazis believed that Jewish people were the

most dangerous race alive.

• They wanted to rid the world of all Jewish people.

• In 1938, over 1,000 synagogues were burned and 30,000 Jews people were arrested.

• The Jewish people began to flee Germany.

The Nazi Party Flag

• Great Britain and France have joined forces to stop Germany.

• Germany has invaded Denmark and now the Jewish people fear for their lives!

Plot

The Nazi Takeover in Europe

• The Nazi party created Concentration Camps (work camps with horrific conditions for Jewish people).

• As the Nazi party became more powerful, they captured more and more countries and more and more Jewish people.

Denmark and the Germans• In 1940, the country of Denmark was

captured by the German Nazis. • There were 8,000 Jewish people living here

at this time!

• There were also about 1,500 Jewish people who had fled to Denmark in the early 1930s.

How bad was life for the Jewish People under Nazi rule?

• In many places, Jews had to wear a yellow 6-pointed star.

• Attendance was prohibited at theaters, movies, and sporting events.

• They could shop only at Jewish stores and only between 3-5 pm.

• Jewish residents had no political rights

• Children had to attend Jewish schools and couldn't visit Christian friends.

• All Jews had to be indoors by 8 pm. • They could not hold government jobs.

• Non-Jewish citizens were ordered not to go to Jewish doctors or hire Jewish lawyers.

• They were limited in the use of public transportation.

• They had to hand in their bicycles.

• Jews who owned stores had to mark windows with the word Jew and eventually had to sell their businesses to non-Jews.

The Arrest of the Danish Jews

• In 1943 when the Danish people heard that the Germans had decided to arrest and imprison Jewish people, they formed the Danish Resistance.

• Finally many of the Danish Jews decide to flee Denmark.

The Holocaust • The word Holocaust, which means "burn”,

was first used in the late 1950’s to refer to the death of Jews at the hands the Nazis.

• Today we honor and remember the victims of Nazi torture through special museums, documentaries, and stories.

JEWISH SYMBOLS & CUSTOMS

Star of David

It represents King David’s shield.

Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New YearSeptember 24- 26

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