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Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 1:56 PM
Summary
Passage B describes the special bond forged in the Holocaust between the daughter of Jews who perished under the Nazis and her Roman Catholic rescuer.Using your own words as far as possible, summarise how the special bond was forged in the Holocaust and how their bond deepened with the sufferings they had to go through in their lives.USE THE MATERIAL IN PASSAGE B FROM PARAGRAPHS 1 TO 24.Your summary, which must be in continuous writing (not note form), must not be more than 150 words (not counting the words given to help you to begin).Begin your summary as follows: [25]Today Janina Pietrasiak and Maria Lopuszanska live like sisters. They …..Today Janina Pietrasiak and Maria Lopuszanska live like sisters. They meet daily and help each other out. Both live alone and are not affluent. Janina lives alone in a modest apartment. Maria’s parents were anti-Nazi underground activists who sheltered Janina and her mother. The young Janina clung desperately to her new family and was baptized to become part of the family to avoid being detected and killed by the Nazis. She gave up the chance to live with an uncle in the United States. During the Warsaw Uprising, the girls had to fend for themselves as Maria's father was sick. And her mother was demonstrating against the Nazis. Maria was like a mother to the younger Janina. Janina lost both parents and her sister Ewa who survived but committed suicide by inhaling gas. They both suffered from cancer. Maria and to her parents were bestowed the title of "Righteous among the Nations". 143 Words |