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1
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to weigh down or burden someone or something

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encumber

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a short personal account of an incident or event

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anecdote

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3
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to steal goods using force especially during war

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pillage

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a thin fragile like appearance; look needy

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waiflike

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5
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not important

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insignificant

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firmly held belief

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conviction

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an important process to enter into a group

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initiation

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likely to cause a contagious disease or to be infected with one

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pestilential

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a building or furnace where bodies are incinerated

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crematory

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10
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the quality of, or having to do with God and the divine

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divinity

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a baton carried as a symbol of rank; officers club

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truncheon

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12
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wicked and cruel; worthy of hell (me)

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infernal

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to act or compose something with little to no preparation

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improvise

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14
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trustees or guards chosen from the prisoners

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kapos

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15
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to give into someones wishes; to humor someone

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indulgently

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16
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not emotional or unaffected by emotion

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unsentimental

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17
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air tight

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hermetically

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18
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clarity in thought or speech

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lucidity

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19
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to recognize others right to have different ideas and beliefs

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tolerate

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20
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well known for some undesirable feature or quality

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notorious

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21
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personal communication with the divine

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mysticism

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22
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the forcing out of something or somebody

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expulsion

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23
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imposing harsh or cruel form of domination

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oppressive

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to criticize somebody or question in a forceful aggressive way

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harangue

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25
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something that indicates an atmosphere or mood

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barometer

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people unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness

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invalids

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27
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kindness or compassion for others

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humanity

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28
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occurring at night

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nocturnal

29
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extremely confused

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bewildered

30
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causing a liquid to thicken or solidify

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congeal

31
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in a continuing or persisting way

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unremittingly

32
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large vehicles for transporting goods by road

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lorries

33
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somebody who supports a system of government characterized by dictatorship

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fascist

34
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an area of a city lived in by a minority group often times with poor conditions

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ghetto

35
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extremely repugnant or offensive

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abominable

36
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uninteresting or boring

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monotonous

37
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extreme anxiety or emotional torment

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anguish

38
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somebody who has been or is waiting to be deported

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deportee

39
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somebody who is regarded as being extremely knowledgeable and wise

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sage

40
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devoutly religious

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pious

41
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Describe Moshe the Beadle

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He is a foreign Jew who is deeply religious. He studies the Kabbalah with Elie at night and asks him why he weeps in the temple.

42
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How old is Elie at the end of 1941?

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12

43
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Describe Elie’s family (who is in it?)

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Elie’s father is a business owner and well-respected in the community. He has a younger sister Tzipora and two older sisters, Bea and Hilda

44
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Explain how Moshe has changed

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Moshe was expelled for being a foreign Jew. He faked death and came back to Sighet. He used to sing and have tremendous joy but all the joy left him after seeing the children being killed.

45
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Where does Elie’s father refuse to request permits to despite Elie’s requests?

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palestine

46
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What was the bad news that Elie had to tell the people of the ghetto communities?

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the ghetto would be liquidated

47
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Whom does Elie first begin to hate and why?

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Hungarian police

48
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what are the collection or oral jewish stories elie studies by day?

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talmud

49
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why was moishe the beadle expelled from sighet?

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he was a foreign jew

50
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where were the jews forced to wait a whole day prior to deportation?

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the synogague

51
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where doe elie first arrive (the biggest concentration camp)

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auschwitz

52
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number elie gets tattooed on him

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A-7713

53
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The Jews of the Kingdom of Judah were held captive in the city of Babylonia.

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capture of babylon

54
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Wiping lambs blood would save them at Passover.

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angel of death

55
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Country Jews were able to emigrate to leading up to and during World War II.

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palestine

56
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The Angel of Death according to the Buna inmates.

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Dr Mengele

57
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Figure from the Bible who continues to have faith in God although he is constantly tested

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Job

58
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what instrument does juliek play?

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violin

59
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why did elie get whipped

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because he walked into idek with a polish girl

60
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which holiday did elie refuse to celebrate

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Yom Kippur

61
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elies dad gift to him when he thought he was going to die

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a knife and spoon

62
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on the march, Rabbi Eliahou loses his ….

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son

63
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what is juliek playing on the violin

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beethoven

64
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the disease elies father had

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dysentery

65
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Elie’s father’s last words

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Eliezer…

66
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what did elie see in the mirror following his captivity?

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corpse

67
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jewish prayer for the dead

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Kaddish

68
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order of where elie went

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sighet –> birkenau –> auschwitz–> buna –> buchenwald

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