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After four days of train travel, where are the women finally taken?
After four days of train travel, where are the women finally taken?
Ravensbruck (extermination camp)
Where do the women stay the first two days?
Where do the women stay the first two days?
They stand outside on a cinder-covered yard under a vast canvas tent-roof with no sides.
What is the process of the prisoners being admitted to the camp?
What is the process of the prisoners being admitted to the camp?
They lay their belongings in a pile, strip off their clothing, walk past SS men into the showers, and come out with only a thin prison dress and shoes.
What does Corrie do with the Bible and vitamins?
What does Corrie do with the Bible and vitamins?
Why do Corrie and Betsie believe that they are imprisoned?
Why do Corrie and Betsie believe that they are imprisoned?
What makes Fridays particularly unpleasant for the women?
What makes Fridays particularly unpleasant for the women?
How does Corrie finally come to accept this humiliation?
How does Corrie finally come to accept this humiliation?
What does Betsie say is the Bible's answer against all the horrors?
What does Betsie say is the Bible's answer against all the horrors?
What is Betsie's solution to the constant quarrels?
What is Betsie's solution to the constant quarrels?
What are Corrie and Betsie forced to do in their work detail?
What are Corrie and Betsie forced to do in their work detail?
What do Corrie and Betsie do back in the barracks?
What do Corrie and Betsie do back in the barracks?
What two incidents puzzle Corrie deeply?
What two incidents puzzle Corrie deeply?
When do the vitamins finally run out?
When do the vitamins finally run out?
What do Corrie and Betsie do instead of working at the factory?
What do Corrie and Betsie do instead of working at the factory?
What happens to Betsie when she is unable to work one day?
What happens to Betsie when she is unable to work one day?
What then happens to Betsie after she is injured?
What then happens to Betsie after she is injured?
Flashcards
Ravensbruck Arrival
Ravensbruck Arrival
Arrival at Ravensbruck; initial accommodation involved enduring harsh conditions with minimal shelter after a four-day train travel.
Dehumanizing Admission
Dehumanizing Admission
Prisoners are stripped of belongings, showered, and given prison dresses, a process that dehumanizes them.
Hidden Items
Hidden Items
Corrie hid a Bible and vitamins by concealing them in a sweater, wrapped around behind benches in the showers.
Purpose in Imprisonment
Purpose in Imprisonment
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Friday Humiliation
Friday Humiliation
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Overcrowded Barracks
Overcrowded Barracks
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Peace Through Prayer
Peace Through Prayer
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Secret Worship Services
Secret Worship Services
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Camp Miracles
Camp Miracles
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Mien's Hospital Supplies
Mien's Hospital Supplies
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Ground Leveling
Ground Leveling
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Betsie's Reprimand
Betsie's Reprimand
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Betsie's Deepening Faith
Betsie's Deepening Faith
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Admission to Sick Call
Admission to Sick Call
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Study Notes
Arrival at Ravensbruck
- After four days of train travel, women arrive at Ravensbruck, an extermination camp.
- Initial accommodation involves standing outside on cinder-covered ground under a tent, with no shelter during rain.
Processing and Adaptation
- Prisoners undergo a dehumanizing admission process: belongings are stripped away, followed by showering, leaving them with only prison dresses and shoes.
- Corrie manages to hide a Bible and vitamins by wrapping them in a sweater and concealing them behind benches in the showers.
Faith and Resilience
- Corrie and Betsie believe their imprisonment has a purpose: to experience God's presence and share faith with others through Bible services.
- Fridays induce increased humiliation due to medical inspections requiring them to strip for examination; Corrie finds acceptance through recalling Jesus's suffering.
Living Conditions and Challenges
- Betsie and Corrie are transferred to overcrowded barracks meant for 400 but housing over 1400 occupants, prompting Betsie to encourage gratitude for everything, including fleas.
- In a highly stressful environment, Betsie seeks peace through prayer amidst constant quarrels among women.
Daily Labor and Worship
- The work detail requires them to push heavy carts to unload metal plates, working long hours.
- Despite poor conditions, Corrie and Betsie hold clandestine worship services which attract many women, transcending language barriers.
Miracles and Sustenance
- Corrie observes the puzzling attendance at their services with no guard interference and marvels at a seemingly endless supply of vitamins from a small bottle.
- Vitamins only run out when a fellow prisoner, Mien, brings additional supplies stolen from the hospital where she works.
Work and Struggles
- Once factory work ends, Corrie and Betsie level rough ground inside the camp.
- Betsie faces humiliation from a guard for her inability to work due to illness, leading to a violent reprimand when she jokes back.
Health Decline and Spiritual Growth
- Betsie's health worsens, with a cough producing blood. They attempt to reach sick call but are initially turned away due to low fever.
- Despite her declining condition, Betsie's faith deepens, as she sees the sick call area as a threshold to heaven; eventually, she is admitted after her fever reaches critical levels.
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