HISTORIA UNIVERSAL

Homework HUC - Tuesday, 31 march

1. What was the “Holocaust” or “Shoah”? Write a brief answer to the question (2-3 lines).

2. Read the plot of the movie “Life is beautiful” : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_Beautiful

3. Watch the movie’s trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAYEQP8gx3w

4. Watch this playlist with selected clips of the movie: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqpnSywZXreOBn1k31Pfbu9t

5. Write a brief review of the film. Did you like the clips? Do you think you’ll recommend it? Why?

6. Read the testimony of Erika Eckstut, a Jewish girl from Ucrania,  at the link https://www.ushmm.org/remember/holocaust-reflections-testimonies/echoes-of-memory/lasting-memory , then answer the questions.

• What was the “star” she took off her clothes? Why was it illegal for her to take it off?
• Why didn’t she go home?
• Where did she go instead?
• How did the woman react? Why?

7. Write a brief commentary about the testimony. What happened in your opinion? Was it a good or a bad thing?

8. Send the homework via email to the teacher (cosimo.plasmati@gmail.com) in a file named “HUC homework 23 march 2020 - student’s name.doc”.