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Who played Beethoven on his violin before he died?
Juliek
What was the purpose of the "dental procedure" performed on prisoners by SS officers?
To extract gold teeth
What event causes Eliezer's crisis of faith?
Witnessing the young boy with the angelic face at the concentration camp being hung
What does Elie’s father give him as an “inheritance”?
A knife and a spoon
How were Jews forced to identify themselves on their passport?
They had to get them stamped with a J.
Who was the only person to escape the deportation and execution in the beginning of "Night"
Moishe the Beadle
What did the German decree require Jews to wear to identify themselves?
A yellow patch with the six-pointed Star of David on it
What religious practice does Eliezer engage in at the beginning of "Night".
Kabbalah or Zohar
Why does Meir kill his father?
For some bread
What did the Protection of German Blood and Honor prohibit?
Race-mixing (Jews with pure Germans)
Who was known as the notorious, "Doctor Death"?
Dr. Mengele
What was the infamous slogan displayed at the entrance of Auschwitz?
"Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Will Set You Free).
What religious figure does Eliezer study under before his experiences in the concentration camps?
Moishe the Beadle
What is the last thing Eliezer's father said to him before he died?
Eliezer
What additional first name did men Jews have to get?
Israel
Name Eliezer's Siblings from oldest to youngest.
Hilda, Beatrice, and Tzipora
What was Eliezer's identification number.
A-7713
What prayer does Eliezer struggle to recite after witnessing the flames consuming the innocent victims in the crematorium?
A prayer for the dead and affirmation of God's greatness. (The Kaddish)
During the first selection at Birkenau, what do Eliezer and his father, pretend their ages are?
Eighteen and forty
What additional first name did woman Jews have to get?
Sara
Who whipped Eliezer 25 times for having caught him with a girl?
Idek the Kapo
What were prisoners forced to do upon their arrival at the concentration camps to symbolize their loss of identity?
Shave their heads and receive a tattooed identification number
What does Yom Kippur mean?
The Day of Atonement
Which Sonder kommando was forced to kill his own father?
Bela Katz
Who was considered Jewish according to the Nuremberg Laws?
A person with three or four Jewish grandparents.