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What is the name of the hometown of the Jews in the story

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Sighet, Transylvania

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Describe the character of Moishe the Beadle in the beginning of chapter one

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Awkward

Shy

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How old was Elie when he met Moshie

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12 almost 13

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What did Elie ask of his father

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Find a master to guide him in Studies of Kabbalah

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Describe the character of Mr. Wiesel

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Cultured man, rarely displayed feelings; people often south his advice

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Who were Elie’s sisters

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Hilda, Bea, Tzipora

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What was the occupation of Elie’s family

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Ran a store

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What was Elie’s father’s attitude toward his interest in wanting to be a cabbalist

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Wanted to drive the idea from his mind

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What is Elie’s first full name

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Eliezer

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Whom did Elie speak to everyday in the synagogue

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Moishe

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What happened to Moishe

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He was expelled from Sighet

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What did the Gestapo officers use as target practice

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Infants tossed into the air

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How did Moishe’s character change after the incident with the Gestapo

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He wasn’t happy or joyful

He didn’t mention God or the Kabbalah

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How did the other Jews feels about Moishe’s stories

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No one believed him

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Why did Moishe want people to hear and believe his story

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So they could ready themselves and be preparedness

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How did the people of Sighet feel at first about the possibility of Hitler exterminating them

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They doubted he could do it

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Why did Mr. Wiesel not want to leave the country and escape to Plaestine

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He tough the was too old to start over

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What were the Jews’ first attitudes toward the German soldiers

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They were reassured and thought that they were friendly

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How had their attitudes changed by the time of Passover

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They thought they were mean and they did not feel safe around them anymore

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What happened on the 7th day of Passover

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Germans arrested the Jewish leaders of the town

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What were the Jews ordered to wear

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The yellow star

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What was set up for the Jews of Sighet

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Ghettos

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Kristalnacht

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Night of broken glass

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How did they feel about it at first

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They felt normal

They felt like they were being protected

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What did Mr. Wiesel find out at the meeting he was summoned to
Transports
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What were they allowed to bring with them
Backpack Some food Few items of clothing
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What metaphor does the author use to describe the ghetto after everyone had been forced out
An open tomb
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Describe the manner in which the Jews were forced out by the officers
Roughly Rude Rushed In cattle cars
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What was special about the weeping of Elie's father
Elie had never seen him cry before
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What day was chosen for their expulsion and why is this important
Saturday | It was the day of rest
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How were the Jews transported from the synagogue to the camp
Convoy of cattle cars
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Describe the condition of the cattle wagon
Rough | Little air food and water
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What did the German officers say to the passengers when they stopped
German Army controlled them | They had to give their gold silver and watches over
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Who was Madame Schacter
50 year old woman Lost her husband and 2 older sons Was going crazy
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What was she missing
Her family
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What did she continue to scream
"Fire! I see a fire!"
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What were the real ages of Elie and his Father at the time
Elie - 15 | Father - 50
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How old did each one say he as
Elie - 18 | Father - 40
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What was the name of the camp
Birkenau
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What prayer did the prisoners recite
Kaddish
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What was Elie's ID number
A-7713
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What did Elie have that another prisoner wanted
Good shoes
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What were Elie and his assigned to do
Warehouse of electrical materials
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Who did Elie become friends with
Yossi & Tibi
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What did Idek do to Elie
Beat him
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What did Franek want from Elie
Gold crown
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What did the prisoners do on New Year's Day
Participate in solemn service | Fast
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Who was the doctor who did the selecting
Dr. Mengele
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At least how many miles did they run
20km at least
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To where were the prisoners running
Gleiwitz
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Who was Juliek
Violinist from Warsaw in Buna orchestra
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How many days did they travel on the train
12
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How many prisoners now fit on the train
100
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Where did Elie witness a scene years later that was like one he saw on the cattle car
Aden with coins
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How many passengers in Elie's wagon survived the trip to Buchenwald
12
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What disease did Mr. Wiesel catch
Dysentery
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What did Elie's father tell him
That he buried the gold and silver in the cellar
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Why did Elie hate the others in the camp
No one helped his father
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What were the month and the year at the time of Mr. Wiesel's death
January 29, 1945
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What was the date Elie left Buchenwald
April 10
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Where was Adolf Hitler born
near Bavaria, Germany on April 20, 1889
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German Workers' Party
Demand for additional territories for the German people Citizenship determined by race with NO Jews considered German All income not earned by work to be confiscated A thorough reconstruction of the national education system Religious freedom except for religions which endangered the German race A strong central government
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Youth Program
Hitler established this program in 1920
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Events that led to the Nazi's rise in Germany
A humiliating defeat in WWI The demand by the Allies that Germany pay war reparations ($33 billion) because they had begun the war These demands caused ruinous inflation in Germany The German's couldn't pay, so France occupied parts of Germany Prices rose so high that hunger riots broke out People were ready to revolt against the democratic government
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What did Hitler promise in his election
``` Jobs for the unemployed Profits to industry Order for the chaos Larger army End war reparations Keep down Marxists and Jews Germany would again be a power contender ```
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Prejudice
Judging a person without knowing anything about them
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Stereotype
A label put on a person without knowing them
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Racism
Hatred or violence against a race of people
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Scapegoat
A person blamed unjustly for the problems of his/her society
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Genocide
The killing of a group of people
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Anti-Semitism
Hatred against Jews
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Holocaust
The extermination or mass killing of Jews during WWII
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Aryan Race
"Perfect" race of blonde haired, blue eyed people
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Adolfo Hitler
"The Fuhrer" Dictator of Germany Obtained power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the majority
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Third Reich
The third republic of Germany | Began with hitler's rise to power in 1933 and ended in 1945 with Hitler's defeat
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S.S.
The elite nazi guards who were trained to brutalize people and were in charge of concentration camps
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Gestapo
The secret police of Germany used to uncover and undermine people who went against the government
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Final Solution
The plan devised in 1941 to speed up killing in concentration camps — gas chambers and crematories were more efficient and inexpensive than shooting and burying
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Selection
Process of the SS lining up prisoners for inspection to decide who lived and who died
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Dr. Mengele
aka the "Angel of Death" | was a doctor who preformed unspeakable unnecessary experiments and operations on prisoners

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