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Q. 1Why were the area around the camps polish Colorado?

The area around the camp was polishing Colorado because of the remains of the Jews who were murdered during the war and those who were captured during the war.

Q.2How did the poles profit from the trains?

The poles benefit from the trains by getting money from the commercial activity of selling water and food at a very profitable price.

Q. 3How do must human societies treat the dead, corpse and their belongings? How is it different from the remains at Treblinka?

Most human societies treat the dead, corpse and their belongings as sacred and are no to be touched by the living anyhow but they are to be respected. This is different for the remains at Treblinka because the treated them as valuable because they got gold and other valuables from the dead.

Q.4How does the author see those who purchased Jewish goods from Jews during the Nazi occupation?

Those who purchased the Jewish goods take it as an important element in the circulation of goods and an element of economic life of those involved. They wanted to benefit from the valuables of the Jews and took advantage because of the war.

Q.5How else did the gentiles steal from their Jewish neighbors?

The gentiles steal from their Jewish neighbors by ‘trading’ with the Jews and exploiting them through the sale of food, alcohol and sex to the camp guards.

Q.6Describe the polish role in murdering the Jews.

The polish played the role of revealing them to the Nazi occupiers who killed them.

Q.7What is the death toll of Jews killed by locals? Why is that significant?

The Jews who were killed by the locals were 210,000. This was significant as it shows the role of the locals in the murder of the Jews in the polish for instance the poles role in the killing of the Jews.

Q.8What happened in the Kielce region? Describe the scene and the crime?

In the region there was massacre where 24,000 Jewish inhabitants in Kielce of the town’s population. The scene was unbearable as it was known all over the world as the murder was bloody.

Q.9What happen in the village of Gniewezyna?

In the village there was torture, rape; pillaging and betrayal of Jewish neighbors took place.

Q.10Why is the term working towards the Fuhrer so important?

The term working towards Fuhrer was very important in the book as it was used by the polish to aid Hitler in the destruction of the Jews.

Q.11 In what way was Poland population the periphery of the holocaust?

The population of Poland was the periphery of the holocaust as they were volunteers in murdering the Jews.