Characters of night Flashcards
Who is Elie Wiesel?
The narrator and author of Night. A Jewish teenager who survives the Holocaust and documents his harrowing journey through ghettos, concentration camps, and death marches, while struggling with faith, identity, and humanity.
Who is Shlomo
Elie’s father
Who is Moishe the Beadle?
A poor and humble religious man from Sighet who teaches Elie about Jewish mysticism. He is deported early and escapes to warn others about the Nazis, but no one believes him.
Who is Madame Schächter?
A woman on the transport train who is tormented by visions of fire and furnaces, foreshadowing the crematoria at Auschwitz. Others think she is mad, but her “hallucinations” prove prophetic.
Who is Juliek?
A young Polish violinist Elie meets in Buna. Juliek dies in Gleiwitz after playing Beethoven on his violin—an act of resistance and beauty in the face of death.
Who is Rabbi Eliahou?
A devout Jewish prisoner who is separated from his son during the march. Elie is disturbed to realize the son intentionally abandoned his father to survive.A devout Jewish prisoner who is separated from his son during the march. Elie is disturbed to realize the son intentionally abandoned his father to survive.
Who is Zalman?
A fellow prisoner who dies during the march by being trampled when he collapses with stomach pain.
Who is Meir Katz?
A strong gardener from Buna who helps save Elie from being strangled on the train to Buchenwald. Despite his strength, he eventually gives up and dies.
Who is Idek?
A violent and unpredictable Kapo in Buna who beats Elie during a moment of rage and punishes him severely for witnessing him with a girl.
Who is Franek?
A foreman in Buna who forces Elie to give up his gold crown, and beats his father to pressure him into it.
Who is Dr. Mengele?
The infamous Nazi doctor who conducted selections at Auschwitz. He decided who would live and who would be sent to the gas chambers.
Who is the Blockalteste?
The head of Elie’s block in Buchenwald, who advises him not to give food or water to his dying father, encouraging Elie to focus on self-preservation.
