I Have Lived a Thousand Years

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Foreword

Reading Check

1. On April 30, 1995, Bitton-Jackson returns to the site of her liberation by American soldiers for a commemoration ceremony. In what city did this take place?

2. Of the people who attend the commemoration ceremony, how many of them were Holocaust survivors?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. As stated in the Foreword, what is the main purpose of Bitton-Jackson retelling the “past evils” of her experience in the Holocaust?

Paired Resource

“Livia Jackson on Josef Mengele”

• In this USC Shoah Foundation clip, Bitton-Jackson discusses the moment she met the notorious Nazi doctor, Dr. Josef Mengele, for the first time.
• This momentous meeting is one example of the many traumas Bitton-Jackson—only 13 years old at the time—endured that lead to a Loss of Innocence for her and so many other Jewish children.
• Consider the message in the Foreword about the importance of remembering the atrocities of the Holocaust. How does bringing up memories like the one about Dr. Mengele serve that purpose?

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. As a child, what does Bitton-Jackson dream of becoming when she grows up?

2.