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Was poor, shy that made people smile, Elies mentor, made himself invisible, did not bother others, akward like a clown.
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Describe Moshie the Beadle?
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When they were arriving into camp getting off the train, when they left all their most treasured and cherished items behind on the train.
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When did Wiesel say the travelers left their illusions behind?
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He hated them, they were the first to hurt them.
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How did Wiesel say he felt about the Hungarian Police?
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Madam Schachter was right. The fire was burning dead bodies and they were in trouble.
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What did the Jews later realize on the train looking out the window?
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Aushchwitz
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Where did the train stop in sections 2 & 3?
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A HUGE FIRE!
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What did Madam Schachter see in her vision?
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A hermetically sealed cattle car.
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What did Wiesel compare the world to?
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Moshie returned said the Jews were living in fear and terror. 3 days later germans showed up, Synagauges closed, people gatherd in small homes, 7th day the germans arrested jewish community leaders. Jews wore yellow star, ghettos were created.
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Events from the last day of Passover to Pentecost?
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1943-1944, Sighet Fascists taking over , new change of leader ship.
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Setting and year of the 1st section of the book? World Condition?
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Thought she was crazy, gagged and hit her to try and keep her quiet.
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How did the other people react to madam Schachter?
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Thought he was crazy, gone mad and did not belive him.
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What was the publics reaction to Moshies story?
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Taken to hungarian border, jewish prisoners ordered to dig trenches and line up infront of them. Shot one by one falling into the trenches, they thought moshie was dead but only had a wounded leg, and didnt move, left him to die. Babies tossed in the air as targets. He returned to warn everyone.
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Moshies Story? Why did he return to Sighet?
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He was his mentor and master for his studies of the Kabbalah.
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Why was Moshie the Beadle Important to Elie Wiesel?
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Ran a store. Barley displayed feelings, only cared mostly about others and focused on other rather than his family.
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Descirbe Elie Wiesel's father? What was his Job?
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Former maid. Visited to offer them protection, and safety. They refused, because they thought it was not fair to the others.
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Who was martha? Why did she visit the Wiesel family in the ghetto?
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Dr. Mengle
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Which SS officer did the Jewish people meet at Auschwitz?
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Wanted to stay with his dad.
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What was Elies main thought as everyone was herding from the train?
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"may his name be celebrated and Sanctified" Say it for the death. They knew they were going to die.
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What prayer was everyone saying? Why so unusual?
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Did nothing. He didnt want to be hit either. His father whispered, it didnt hurt.
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What did Elie do when the gypsy hit his father? What was his fathers response?
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3 weeks, then to Buna.
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How long where Elie and his Father at Auschwitz? Where did they go after?
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Prayed and wished each other happy new year.
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What did the Men do on the eve of Rosh Hashanna?
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He watched, he didnt believe anymore.
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How did Elie feel while others were praying?
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NO, it was all about living now.
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Did Elie Fast on Yom Kippur? Why?
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Spoon and Knife. His father was selected to stay at the camps or he was dieing.
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What was Elies inheritance from his father? WHy was it given to him?
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NO
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Did the men remember to say the Kaddish for Akiba Drumer?
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A world without Bells.
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What did Elie dream of for a better world for him?
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Russians freed them two days after everyones disappearence.
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What happened to the patients who stayed in the hospital, instead of being evacuated?
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Clean the blocks so russians thought they lived clean and healthy. So they lived as men, not pigs.
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Last thing the head of the blocks ordered the men to do before they evacuated? Why?
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Snow Cold
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What was the weather like during evacuation?
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Separated from his father, he thought to just stop and die. To give us his hope.
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What was Elies idea when running? What kept him from carrying out his idea?
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Son was trying to lose his father, so he could survive. While the father was searching for his son the whole time.
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What did Elie realize about Rabbi Eliahou and his son?
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Gleiwitz
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What was the name of the camp to which the men walked?
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Juliek was crying while elie was on top of him as well as other dead bodies. He recognized his voice, and he played Beethoven on violin.
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Elies meeting with Juliek?
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3 days. Then to Berkenweld.
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How long where they in Gleiwitz? Where to next?
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Friend of Elie's father. Gardner in Buna, when the train stopped he remained on the train. He was weak, then died.
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Who was Mier Katz? What happened to him?
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100 then only 12
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# of Men started on train? How many where left?
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Got very sick of dysentart, which is a very high fever. The ss took him early dawn to the crematorium. Jan. 28th-29th.
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What happened to Mr. Wiesel?
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To eat!
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What was Elies only desire?
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Camp was taken over by resistent. The first american tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald at 6:00, The jewish were freed.
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What happened on April 10th, 1945
