Name:Ki Harris

Final Assessment: Bystanders and

Rescuers
Due Monday April 13 at 5 pm
Assignment: Write three journal entries for (1) a person in La Chambon, (2)
Chuine Sugihara and (3) Walter Stier. You will have a total of 9 journal entries at
the end but the first one has been done for you as an example.
Purpose: To deepen your understanding of historical perspective and historical
events during the holocaust and to strengthen your writing voice.
1.

Each entry should be 8 to 12 sentences and include:

- At least 3 specific historical fact underlined.
- A discussion about how the person feels about the historical fact.
-A justification for the decision the person makes.
2. Be sure you answer the following questions in the course of your
three entries:
-How did this person choose to react during the holocaust?
-What were the reasons for his or her choice?
-What were the possible consequences for his or her choice?
-What was the outcome because of his or her choice?
3. Here is a resource timeline about the WWII in Europe:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007306

Journal Pastor Trocme of La Chambon

Resource website: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?
ModuleId=10007518
First Journal Entry: June 23, 1940
(EXAMPLE)
Hitler visited Paris today. It was only 11 days ago that the German army
broke through the last of the French defenses. We are now controlled by the
NAZIs. However, I refuse to simply lie down to bend to become a NAZI. As a
protestant minister in majority Catholic country, I know what it is like to be in the
minority, and that is one of the things I am most nervous about with this NAZI
party. Their persecution of the Jews and other minorities is unlike anything I have

ever seen. As a committed pacifist, I will commit myself to non-violent action

fighting this war. I just need to think of what I can do. I love my little village and
most go to my church. The town is only about 5,000 people and we feel as if we
are one big family. I am sure they would be willing to help as well. Perhaps I will
contact my American Quaker contacts to see if they have any ides.

Second Journal Entry: February 13,

1943
The SS officers came to the school and they went from classroom to
classroom taking kids and teachers out including me. They arrested 18 of
us all together, they knew we were Jewish. Well only 5 of us were. They
took my English teacher Daniel Trocm and a math teacher Pastor Trocm they
were cousins. The two teachers were sent to Lublin/Majdanek They explained
to us that we were heading to a camp where their is other Jews. The camp
was in Auschwitz a place far far away from where we live now. At this point
I was scared I started thinking about my friends and family. I thought I was
going to die.
Third Journal Entry: March 13, 1946
(Note from Ms. Luck - This is after the war, so this is simply him reflecting
back on his risks and the outcome of the war)

Journal of Chuine Sugihara

Resource website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sugihara/timeline/text.html
First Journal Entry: December 20,
1939
When Hitler took over Poland everything changed, we couldnt do what we
normally do. We had to walk around with a stupid star on are clothing and
we couldnt be outside after a certain time. People began to talk about
leaving because they were changing everything, they were taking our
freedom. Two weeks after they came Russia attacked them so now we are
in the middle of a war. Peoples house and innocent people were dieing. So
one night thousands of us headed to the border and was not looking back.
Second Journal Entry: July 27, 1940
It was so sad to see all these families standing outside the gate. There were
women and children crying and begging me to help them. So I decided to
help them all even though the the Japanese government said not to. They

wanted them to have a certain amount of money and everyone should

have visas, from the babies to adults. And I tried to explain to the
government what was going on in their country but they wasnt listen. But
like I said I helped anyway. Even if they didnt have enough money or not
enough visas I cleared them. It took me a month and and I got over 2,000
visas passed.
Third Journal Entry: September 15,
1968
(Note from Ms. Luck - This is after the war, so this is simply him reflecting
back on his risks and the outcome of the war)

Journal of Walter Stier

Resource website: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?
ModuleId=10005372
(Remember, Stier is not a famous man, but a bureaucrat working to keep
the trains going on time. Therefore his name in not in this article but,
instead, it is talking about the trains.)
First Journal Entry: December 25th,
1941
The officers and the SS build 5 killing centers German-occupied Poland.
They were in Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka. Treblinka 1 was a labor
camps for the Jews.
Second Journal Entry: December 20,
1943
We got deported to Sobibor with a much of other bunch of other Jews. Im
sick of this who do they think they are. Im going to fight back but not yet its
not the right time. I cant believe that they took my daughter and wife
away from me. Just because they were handicap I will kill them Im not
going to Sobibor they are going to have to kill me.
(Note from Ms. Luck: Great job so far, but the perspective of Walter Stier is
a little different than the other two. Remember, he is simply a bystander
and does nothing to stop the NAZIs but instead works to make sure the
trains to the concentration camps get there on time. The purpose of his
entries are to try to get inside the head of a bystander.)

Third Journal Entry: December 15,

1945
(Note from Ms. Luck - This is after the war, so this is simply him reflecting
back on his risks and the outcome of the war)

Assessing the Journal Entry

Underdeveloped

Competent

Well Developed

Accurate Facts

Many facts are

inaccurate or
historically
implausible

A few minor
details are
inaccurate or
historically
implausible

All facts are

historically
accurate and
highly plausible

Specific
information

Almost no
historical detail
is provided;
account is
incomplete and
vague

Historical detail
is thinly
provided;
account needs
elaboration and
more specifics

Considerable
historical detail
is provided;
account is fully
described and
very specific.

Connections
and growth
through time

Events, years
and verb tenses
are confused

Events are
ordered
correctly, but no
connections or
character
development is
shown.

Shows historical
and character
development
through time.

Perspective

The entries do
not offer an
historical
characters point
of view. The
perspective is
unrealistic and
impersonal.

The entry
captures some
of a historical
characters
point of view.
The perspective
is quite realistic
and personal.

The entries
richly imagine a
historical
characters
point of view.
The perspective
is very realistic
and personal.

Format

Facts are not

underlined and it
is not typed.

Facts are not

underlined or it
is not typed

Facts are
underlined and
it is typed.

Grammar

Many
grammatical
errors

Under 10
grammatical
errors

2 or fewer minor
grammatical
errors.