Avrom Sutzkever’s Frozen Jews

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Avrom Sutzkever’s “Frozen Jews” World War I and II brought the worst of times for some people; loved ones were lost, families were separated, homes were destroyed, and innocent lives were taken during this time. There are many ways to deal with these hardships; Jewish poet, Avrom Sutzkever, used his hard times as inspiration for his writing and as a way to deal with the war and survive it (INSERT CITATION). This part of history also resulted in other great works of art as a way to deal with what the war brought, during and after the war was over. Avrom Sutzkever wrote his poem “Frozen Jews,” using such dark and depressing imagery, connotation, and diction because of his historical and biographical background. World War I began in nineteen fourteen and ended in nineteen eighteen. World War I was against the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. The Central Powers were made up of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and Ottoman Empire. The Allied Powers were made upp of Belgium, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania Russing, Serbia, and the United States. It began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by a Black Hand Serbian terrorist group member. The war ended after armistice terms were accepted the central powers demanded by the allied powers (INSERT CITATION). During World War I Avrom Sutzkever spent most of his early childhood in Siberia where he and his parents took refuge from German armies. His father died in Siberia and his mother then moved the family back to Avrom’s birthtown in nineteen twenty-one, three years after World War I had ended. Following the war Avrom attended a local Polish Jewish high school, attended university classes in Polish literature, and was... ... middle of paper ... ...r." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. Berger, Joseph. "Abraham Sutzkever, 96, Jewish Poet and Partisan, Dies." (24 Jan. 2010): A24. The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 23 Jan. 2010. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. "Poet and Partisan Avrom Sutzkever Dies." The Jewish Daily Forward. Forward Association, Inc, 20 Jan. 2010. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. Sutzkever, Avrom. "Frozen Jews." World War 2. n.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "The Holocaust." Holocaust Encyclopedia. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 10 June 2013. Web. 25 Jan. 2014. Wisse, Ruth R. "Sutzkever, Avrom." YIVO. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. "World War I Fast Facts." CNN. Cable News Network, 9 July 2013. Web. 24 Jan. 2014. "World War II Fast Facts." CNN. Cable News Network, 27 Jan. 2014. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.

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