Night Segments 1-3 Flashcards
1
Q
Town where the Wiesels lived
A
Sighet, Transylvania (Hungary)
2
Q
Elie Wiesel’s sisters
A
Hilda, Bea, Tzipora
3
Q
Elie Wiesel’s teacher
A
Moishe the Beadle
4
Q
Kabbalah
A
Jewish mystical interpretation of the Torah
5
Q
Talmud
A
Jewish oral law
6
Q
Shtibl
A
Jewish Hasidic house of prayer
7
Q
Zohar
A
Foundational work of the Kabbalah
8
Q
When did Elie meet Moishe the Beadle?
A
1941
9
Q
What sect of Judaism were the Wiesels?
A
Orthodox Jews
10
Q
When did Moishe the Beadle warn the Jews of Sighet about the harshness of the Nazis?
A
Late 1942
11
Q
The German secret police
A
Gestapo
12
Q
Pro-Nazi party that took control of Hungary
A
Nyilas
13
Q
Who “sees a fire” on the train going to Birkenau?
A
Mrs. Schachter
14
Q
When do the Germans seize control of Hungary?
A
Spring 1944
15
Q
Who headed the “selection” at Birkenau?
A
Doctor Mengele
