1. What is Auschwitz?

2. a) How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
b) How many were killed at Auschwitz?

3. a) Name the world leaders who attended the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (listed in the article).
b) Name 3 world leaders who did not attend (who were part of the “Big Three” Allies of WWII).

4. What army liberated Auschwitz?

5. When speaking at the memorial, what did Auschwitz survivor Roman Kent implore world leaders to do?

6. a) What warning did philanthropist Ronald Lauder give when he spoke at the ceremony?
b) Ask a parent his/her reaction to Mr. Lauder’s comments.

CHALLENGE: Once you read first-hand accounts of the survivors, you will see how important it is to understand and remember. Visit one of the following websites to read some of these accounts.

• For Yad Vashem's video interviews "The Voice of the Survivors" go to:  yadvashem.org/yv/en/remembrance/multimedia.asp
• Visit Yad Vashem’s website at yadvashem.org.
• Click here for YouTube videos from Yad Vashem. (If the link is no longer working, go to youtube.com and search for “Yad Vashem.”)
• For the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., go to ushmm.org.
• For a list of Holocaust Museums around the world, go to science.co.il/Holocaust-Museums.asp.
• Steven Spielberg’s documentary aiming to highlight the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp: pastispresentauschwitz.com