After reading All But My Life, it opened up my eyes about events that happened in forced labor camps throughout World War II. Although I didn’t experience it first hand, I am going to talk about two different camps Gerda Weissmann Klein visited. Gerda went to six different camps and I am going to compare and contrast her experiences at Bolkenhain and Grünberg. I’m going to talk about the kinds of work she did, the events that she shared at each camp, and also her actions and thoughts at each stay. I will also talk about the treatment revealed by the Nazi of the forced labor camps.
Bolkenhain was one of the first camps that Gerda and many other Jewish women experienced. This camp only had 50 girls staying and working here compared to Grünberg where there were a little over 1,000 women. The difference between these two camps about the work was that almost all the girls in Bolkenhain were taught to weave and work with looms, where at Grünberg, at random times women were picked to do different jobs. Gerda worked the looms in Bolkenhain and both Grünberg. In Grünberg, the spinnerei was known that if you worked there you wouldn’t last long because it was an exhausting job and Gerda, Ilse and Suse were all chose to work that job. Later she was shifted to different …show more content…
At her stay in Bolkenhain, they were allowed to write letters on Sundays and also they would put on little skits for an hour. This was an important factor in the book because even Kügler enjoyed the plays. This is the camp where Gerda, Ilse and Suse all became close. A major comparison from the two camps included their showers. After super, they were allowed to wash in Bolkenhain, but they only got heated water once a week. This was a luxury compared to Grünberg because only every two weeks they were able to
Bolkenhain was one of the first camps that Gerda and many other Jewish women experienced. This camp only had 50 girls staying and working here compared to Grünberg where there were a little over 1,000 women. The difference between these two camps about the work was that almost all the girls in Bolkenhain were taught to weave and work with looms, where at Grünberg, at random times women were picked to do different jobs. Gerda worked the looms in Bolkenhain and both Grünberg. In Grünberg, the spinnerei was known that if you worked there you wouldn’t last long because it was an exhausting job and Gerda, Ilse and Suse were all chose to work that job. Later she was shifted to different …show more content…
At her stay in Bolkenhain, they were allowed to write letters on Sundays and also they would put on little skits for an hour. This was an important factor in the book because even Kügler enjoyed the plays. This is the camp where Gerda, Ilse and Suse all became close. A major comparison from the two camps included their showers. After super, they were allowed to wash in Bolkenhain, but they only got heated water once a week. This was a luxury compared to Grünberg because only every two weeks they were able to