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O The Chimneys

Nellie Sachs

The final solution to create the Ayran race of pure German blood was to remove any who were judged unfit. These included pollical prisoners, gypsies, homosexuals, the disabled, and Jewish people. O The Chimneys cries for Sachs’ brethren who were tortured, worked to death, and burned in vast furnaces as well as those who escaped. It is called survivor’s guilt to continue to

exist.

Some survivors learn to live – embrace life – again; some did not.

Notice the Biblical references. Identify those historical and religious leaders. What is their function in the poem?

See how the images are used.

Remember that the Jewish faith is signified by its spiritual roots and foundation for two other major faiths, historical relevance, behavioral code, and socio-political presence.

This faith is distinctive in that the focus is on one God.