Which event in history deeply affected Sendak's family?
American Civil War
Holocaust
Pearl Harbor
World War I
Answer
The Holocaust deeply affected Sendak's family. His mother and father were both Polish Jews, and they lost many relatives in the Holocaust. Sendak was only 6 years old when the war started, and he remembers hiding in a basement with his family during air raids. He also remembers seeing Jewish people being rounded up and taken away. The Holocaust had a profound impact on Sendak's life and work.
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