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** A Fearless Writer: Etty Hillesum **   ======  media type="file" key="Failed_Attempt.mp3" Etty Hillesum was a strong, intelligent woman who happened to be affected by one of the most horrific times in history- the Holocaust. She made sure she never missed out on a thing, and had no fear in doing so. Etty expressed her feelings through writing, and was- and still is- a great inspiration to all.

[|Click here to read about the concentration camp.]
 * 1. At what concentration camp did Etty work as an intern in before she was sent to Poland? **

**2. Why did Etty Hillesum become a known Holocaust victim?** Click on the picture below to read about and answer this question. media type="file" key="Tears and Fears.mp3" On September 7, 1943, Etty and her family were placed on a transport train to Poland. From a window of the train she tossed out a card that read, "We have left the camp singing." She died in Auschwitz on November 30. She was twenty-nine. [This excerpt was taken from: [|Etty Hillesum: Mystic of the Holocaust (1914-1943) by Robert Ellsberg]  ]


 * 3. What do you think Etty meant when she said "We have left the camp singing," even when she knew she would soon be put to death?**