Question

what evidence does wiesel give to show that the united states was indifferent to the suffering of the jews during world war ii?
a. the terror of kristallnacht
b. the death of wiesels parents
c. the fate of the st. louis
d. the closing of auschwitz

Explanation:

• Option A: Kristallnacht was a Nazi-led pogrom, not related to U.S. indifference.
• Option B: The death of Wiesel's parents was a personal loss from the Holocaust, not evidence of U.S. inaction.
• Option C: The SS St. Louis carried Jewish refugees seeking U.S. asylum; the U.S. denied entry, forcing the ship to return to Europe, where many refugees were murdered. Wiesel cites this as evidence of U.S. indifference.
• Option D: The closing of Auschwitz was due to advancing Allied forces, not U.S. indifference.

Answer:

C. The fate of the St. Louis