Ovitz family

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ovitz-family

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the family composition?Twelve members, representing the largest family of dwarfs ever recorded
2. What is the geographic origin?Hungary
3. Who were the Ovitz family?The Ovitz family was the world’s largest family of dwarfs, with twelve members from Hungary who were also actors and traveling musicians.
4. How did the Ovitz family survive Auschwitz?All twelve members survived because they stayed together as a strong family unit, and they may have been kept alive for medical experiments by the camp doctor.

Dwarfism: A group of genetic conditions characterized by short stature, typically resulting from genetic mutations affecting skeletal growth.
Auschwitz Concentration Camp: A major Nazi concentration and extermination camp complex during World War II, infamous for its role in the Holocaust.
Resilience: The psychological capacity to adapt well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress.
Kinship: The state of being related to people by blood or marriage; a sense of connection or similarity.