Worksheet
Moral Implications
of the Holocaust
&

The Role
of Pope Pius XII
1. How do you think it was possible for Anne Frank to write that in spite of everything, she still believed that people are basically good?

2.Why do you think Hannah Sennesh would leave the safety of her home in Palestine and volunteer to parachute into Nazi occupied central Europe?

3. Why do you think Janusz Korczak refused all chances at escape to stay with his orphans to their deaths?

4. Why do some believe that Pope Pius XII didn't do enough to help the Jews in World War II?

5. Would you defend Pope Pius XII?  Why or why not?

6. What do all of the people studied in this section have in common?

7. What problems are going on in the world today that require us to stand up and be heroes-- people who speak out against injustice and work to help the helpless?

8. Is there anything you are willing to risk your life to defend?
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