Elie Wiesel

Moshe the Beadle, a character in Night, returns to Sighet to warn the Jews of the impending danger and atrocities that lie ahead. However, his warnings are dismissed as unbelievable by the Jews in the community.

Eli the priest lived to be 98 years old according to the Bible (1 Samuel 4:15-18).

Elie Wiesel was assigned to the electrical warehouse in Buna.

Moishe was deported from Sighet because he was a foreign Jew and was seen as a threat by the Hungarian police during World War II. He was taken away with other foreigners and left to die in the forest, but managed to escape and return to warn the Jews of Sighet about the impending danger.

Elie was shocked and afraid when Idek hit his father, unsure of what to do in that situation. He felt both anger and helplessness, as witnessing his father being struck in such a brutal and dehumanizing manner was deeply distressing for him.

I think he meant that if one is not decisive and willing to speak out against what is wrong, then he or she is only helping the cause spread. Ultimately causing danger and evil to occur as opposed to preventing it.

Or maybe if you cannot think for yourself, you are more susceptible to be influenced by greater powers, like Hitler and his maniacal plan to wipe out the Jews and create the "perfect race".

In Elie Wiesel's story about the woman who threw coins to young drivers, he was highlighting the destructive power of prejudice and stereotypes. The woman's actions were fueled by assumptions about the drivers' race and background, leading to discrimination and violence. Wiesel's point was to show the dangerous consequences of dehumanizing others based on preconceived notions.

Eliezer's family is deported from Sighet on the eve of Pentecost, which falls on May 20, 1944.

The treatment of Madame Schachter, who had visions of fire on the train to Auschwitz, revealed the increasing fear and paranoia within the community as they approached the concentration camp. It also demonstrated how the community tried to suppress or ignore harsh realities in order to cope with their own fears and discomfort.

The move to Gleiwitz was hard because it involved leaving behind familiar surroundings, friends, and possibly family. Additionally, adjusting to a new environment, language, and culture can be challenging. The stresses of settling into a new place can add to the difficulty of the move.

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That they werent actually being taken to shower.

Idek had Eliezer beaten instead of killed because Eliezer's work was too valuable to the camp. Killing him would have meant losing out on his productivity and labor. Additionally, by having him beaten, Idek could assert his power and keep Eliezer in line without completely removing him from the camp's workforce.

1. Anne Frank - "The Diary of a Young Girl"
2. Samuel Pepys - "The Diary of Samuel Pepys"
3. Virginia Woolf - "A Writer's Diary"
4. Frida Kahlo - "The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait"
5. John Quincy Adams - "Diary of John Quincy Adams"

Shortly after arriving at Birkenau Elie Wiesel saw "babies" burning in a pit. It is not made clear whether or not these babies were dead or alive, or were young children rather than actual infants. This is what "murders his God".

Ely Parker was a Seneca Indian, part of the Iroquois Confederacy. He served as a Union Army officer during the Civil War and later became the first Native American to be appointed as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Other people in the cattle cart (80 others) had, at first, thought she was saying it becasue she had really seen fire. There wasn't any. They all thought she was just dehydrated, hungry, couldn't get enough air, was thirsty, etc. but the screaming anout the fire continued. Eventually, they gag her and tie her up, but that doesn't stop her. She continues to scream. So, the people resorted to hitting her to make her quiet. The blows were so hard they could of killed her.

Moche the Beadle recounts his near-death experience and escape from a mass grave, where he witnesses the horrors committed by the Nazis. This event serves as a catalyst for Elie's realization of the true horrors of the Holocaust, and shifts his perspective on his own faith and the world around him.

Martha was the former maid of the Wiesel family who visited them in the ghetto. When she visited, she provided them with food and told them about the terrible things happening outside of the ghetto, including the mass deportations of Jews to concentration camps. She warned them to be prepared and offered to help them escape, but sadly, they did not take her up on the offer.

no elie wiesers sisters and mother are killed, burned at the camp when hey first arrive at aucshwitz

The tradesman turned policeman in the book "Night" is Idek, who was a former locksmith before becoming a foreman at the Buna warehouse where Elie Wiesel was imprisoned. Idek's erratic behavior and violent outbursts towards the prisoners display the dehumanizing effect of the concentration camp on both the guards and inmates.

In the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, many of the Jewish prisoners in the concentration camp at Sighet were in a state of shock and disbelief about the atrocities they were facing. The Nazis instilled fear and control, making escape attempts dangerous and often futile. Additionally, the prisoners were malnourished, weak, and lacked resources to plan and execute a successful escape.

In Elie Wiesel's "Night," there is dramatic irony when the Jews arrive at Auschwitz and are told they are going to be sent for a shower, which the readers know is actually a gas chamber. Another example is when Elie's father is selected for death during the selection process, but he is oblivious to this fact, creating dramatic irony for the reader.

The most shocking aspect in Elie Wiesel's account is his description of the inhumane treatment and atrocities committed against Holocaust victims, including the systematic dehumanization, brutality, and genocide carried out by the Nazis. His vivid portrayal of the extreme suffering and loss of life experienced during this dark period in history is deeply disturbing and thought-provoking.

He was deported from Sighet (now in Romania) on 16 May 1944 and arrived at Auschwitz four days later.