1. What scenes or images were most powerful for you, and why? What lessons or messages did the scenes offer?
2. How did the Nazis dehumanize (degrade, treat like animals) Jews? How did Gerda Weissmann work to overcome dehumanization, and who helped her?
3. During her ordeal in the Nazi camps, Weissmann says she fantasized about enjoying a simple morning with her family or deciding what dress to wear to an imagined party. What simple things in your own life do you think you'd fantasize about if everything were taken away? What ordinary things do you think you take for granted?
4. This film focuses on the persecution of Jews in the Holocaust, but others were murdered, including Soviet prisoners of war, Roma (Gypsies), gays and lesbians, and Communists. In what ways do you see persecution happening in today's world? What groups do you see being targeted? What can be done to work against such prejudice and intolerance?
5. In many ways, this film is about hope for the future. Who are the heroes of the film? What did they do that makes you hopeful? What can you do to help make the world a better place?
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