Choose "yes" or "no" to identify the following alarming events that occurred, but were ignored, before the Jews of Sighet were forced into ghettos. Say "yes" to all that apply and "no" for those that did not happen.


All foreign Jews were deported from Sighet : yes or no

Moishe told them of the horrors that happened to him in the Galacian forest: yes or no

News reports announced that the Auschwitz death camp had opened in Poland.: yes or no

Antisemitic acts—destruction of Jewish stores and synagogues— were taking place in parts of Europe : yes or no


German Army vehicles arrived in Sighet: yes or no


Jewish homes were bombed by the German army during Passover : yes or no

A new decree forced all Jews to wear a yellow star: yes or no

All foreign Jews were deported from Sighet: no


Moishe told them of the horrors that happened to him in the Galacian forest: yes

News reports announced that the Auschwitz death camp had opened in Poland: yes

Antisemitic acts—destruction of Jewish stores and synagogues—were taking place in parts of Europe: yes

German Army vehicles arrived in Sighet: no

Jewish homes were bombed by the German army during Passover: no

A new decree forced all Jews to wear a yellow star: yes

All foreign Jews were deported from Sighet: no

Moishe told them of the horrors that happened to him in the Galacian forest: yes

News reports announced that the Auschwitz death camp had opened in Poland: yes

Antisemitic acts—destruction of Jewish stores and synagogues— were taking place in parts of Europe: yes

German Army vehicles arrived in Sighet: yes

Jewish homes were bombed by the German army during Passover: no

A new decree forced all Jews to wear a yellow star: yes

To determine the correct answers, we can examine the events described and compare them to the options provided.

1. All foreign Jews were deported from Sighet: No
Explanation: The text does not mention anything about all foreign Jews being deported from Sighet.

2. Moishe told them of the horrors that happened to him in the Galacian forest: Yes
Explanation: According to the given description, Moishe told them about the horrors he encountered, so this event did occur.

3. News reports announced that the Auschwitz death camp had opened in Poland: No
Explanation: The text does not provide any information about news reports announcing the opening of Auschwitz death camp.

4. Antisemitic acts—destruction of Jewish stores and synagogues— were taking place in parts of Europe: Yes
Explanation: The description mentions that antisemitic acts, including the destruction of Jewish stores and synagogues, were happening in parts of Europe.

5. German Army vehicles arrived in Sighet: No
Explanation: There is no mention of German Army vehicles arriving in Sighet.

6. Jewish homes were bombed by the German army during Passover: No
Explanation: There is no mention of Jewish homes being bombed by the German army during Passover.

7. A new decree forced all Jews to wear a yellow star: Yes
Explanation: The text states that a new decree forced all Jews to wear a yellow star.

Based on the given information, the answers would be:

All foreign Jews were deported from Sighet: No
Moishe told them of the horrors that happened to him in the Galacian forest: Yes
News reports announced that the Auschwitz death camp had opened in Poland: No
Antisemitic acts—destruction of Jewish stores and synagogues— were taking place in parts of Europe: Yes
German Army vehicles arrived in Sighet: No
Jewish homes were bombed by the German army during Passover: No
A new decree forced all Jews to wear a yellow star: Yes