Who's Who?
The person that Elie chose to teach him Kabbalah
Moishe the Beadle
Moishe and the Beadle and the others initially taken from Sighet were forced to...
Dig trenches
“Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes was gone. He no longer sang. He no longer mentioned either God. . .” (7)
Change
Mrs. Schachter was beaten because she would not listen to the rest of the people that told her to be quiet (not Person vs. Person)
Person v.s Society
The town Elie and his family are from
Sighet
The person that disturbed everyone on the cattle cars out of the ghettos with her screaming
Mrs. Schächter
Where did the train stop for the first time?
Birkeneau
“For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?” (33).
Moishe was one of the first group of people from Sighet to be taken to work
Person v.s. Fate
Jews were not allowed to play music by ____________________ as he’s a German composer.
Beethoven
Elie's little sisters
Tzipora and Hilda
What was the “compulsory formality” at the entrance to all camps?
Showers
“I didn't know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever” (29).
Foreshadowing
The cattle cars were bolted shut and therefore the Jews were unable to leave
Person v.s. Technology
The term that was used for those that passed as German; typically blonde and blue-eyed people.
Aryan
The person that got chosen for his strength wihch led to him having to throw his own father into the fire
Béla Katz
Cite 3 examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their right
*Answers vary, in notes
"Hey, kid, how old are you?" The man interrogating me was an inmate. I could not see his face, but his voice was weary and warm. "Fifteen." "No. You're eighteen" (30).
Fate vs. Free Will
The Jews were expected to wear yellow stars and move into ghettos
Person v.s. Society
A place for communal Jewish prayer
Shtibl
The doctor that Elie encountered as they were being sorted to the left and right
Dr. Mengele
Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie’s block removed from this position?
He was too kind
“Never shall I forget those moments that . . . turned my dreams to ashes” (34).
Metaphor
Béla Katz was chosen for his strength and therefore forced to do some horrific things
Person v.s. Fate
A Kabbalist text
Zohar