Ernie Mauskopf: The Story of a Survivor

Questions for Discussion

Introduction

1. What town in Newfoundland could you compare to Békéscsaba?
2. Who was the leader of the Nazi movement in Germany?

Ernie's Childhood in Békéscsaba?

1. How does Ernie's childhood compare to your our own?
2. What chores did Ernie have to do around the house?
3. What illness did Ernie suffer when he was a boy?
4. What kinds of food did Ernie eat when he was a boy?

School

1. How was Ernie's school different from yours?
2. What are winters like in Hungary? What are summers like?
3. Why did Ernie find Jewish school hard?

Anti-semitism

1. What racial groups other than Jews have suffered discrimination?
2. Some Newfoundlanders say they have suffered discrimination. In what ways?
3. Why did Hitler think people should hate the Jews?

The Holocaust

1. The Holocaust was an example of genocide — an attempt to exterminate an entire race. Do you know of any other attempts at genocide in your lifetime?
2. The seal hunt has often been compared to the Holocaust. Is this a reasonable comparison?