How Was Spring Break?

Hello!
It has been awhile since we have communicated.  Hope all of you in Targu Lapus had a great spring break! I wanted to let you know that Mr. Max is coming to speak to my class tomorrow (Wednesday).  I told Ms. Ciupe that I would put a post on the blog to let you know.  I know he would be excited to hear from all of you in Targu Lapus and would love to answer any questions you might have.  Please post your questions.  I will be filming his talk and will post portions of it here. I really wish we could Skype while he visits, but there is an 8 hour time difference.  Hope to hear from you.  Post your questions!!! 

Ms. McDonald

Let's Read!!!

We have just returned from spring break and are about to begin reading Determined to Survive.  We are excited about reading this book together with all of you in Targu Lapus!  To direct the discussion, I will post a topic or question from the reading questions. 

From Ch. 1 - 3:
1.  Have you ever met or heard a Holocaust survivor speak?  If so, tell us about it.  If not, what types of questions would you ask if you could?

A Message from Max

Hello from Birmingham, AL!

Excited to Get Started!!!

Ms. Ciupe and I are both so excited for our students to be working on this project together.  I'm very honored (and also very nervous) for all of you to be reading the book about Holocaust survivor, Max Steinmetz, Determined to Survive. 

Let's get to know each other

My students are curious to know about you, your country and about your educational system.
So, we have a few questions!

1. As Christmas is getting closer, what traditions are there in Birmingham? Do you have some special activities related to this at school?

2. Do you learn about the history of Romania as we learn about America and its government?

3. What foreign languages do you study? And what languages would you like to study?

4. Are you satisfied with the school system in your country?

5. How many hours do you spend at school daily? Do you have classes on Saturday?

6. What happens if you skip classes?

7. Are you allowed to access social networks at school?

8. Would you consider living in another country?

End of story!

One day I was able to get up, after gathering all my strength. I wanted to see myself in the mirror hanging on the opposite wall. I had not seen myself since the ghetto.
From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me.
The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.

This is the final passage of Night. Seen from different perspectives, it might seem either deliberately limitted from the point of view of the perspective or rather incomplete from a more traditional point of view. A historian or biographer would not like the manner in which the book ends, they would want to know what happened afterwards. 

Do you agree with Wiesel's choice?

If you were the author, would you have chosen a different ending?