Lesson 1:2

Life Before the War

The Torch

Ivor wanted a torch to replace his ‘lantern with a candle in it’.
Eventually he scrimped and saved enough money to buy the torch.

Describe how Ivor managed to raise enough money to buy his mother’s help and what happened to the torch, and to Ivor.

Extension Activity:

Research what the torch would have looked like as a battery-powered instrument in 1930s Hungary.