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Who is Moishe the Beadle?
A Jewish man who worked for the Synagogue, teaching and helping Elie.
Why did Elie need to go to the infirmary, what was the injury?
His foot had been infected.
A boy is hung in front of everyone, why doesn't he die?
He is too light, his body is not heavy enough to choke around the neck.
What is Elie Wiesel's full first name?
It is Eliezer
What town is Elie from?
He is from Sighet.
The woman, Madame Schachter, screams, seeing visions of what?
Giant flames consuming everything in sight.
What did a dentist extract from the Jewish at camp?
Any golden teeth or crown implants.
How did Elie's father die?
He was burned alive in the crematorium.
Where was Elie and his family first taken to when the Germans arrived?
The ghettos
What the the phrase above the entrance gate to Auschwitz?
"Work will set you free."
When Elie's father dies, what does Elie feel?
He feels relieved, and a sense of freedom.
After the death of the Pipel, Elie jokingly claims to "see" God. Where does he "see" him?
Hanging in the gallows, along side the other corpses.
How did Zalmon die?
He was trampled during the March to Gleiwitz.
What does Elie's father give him when he fears he will not pass selection?
A knife and spoon.
What is the first camp that Elie and his family is taken to?
They were taken to Birkenau.
Who is the infamous doctor Elie talks to at Auschwitz
Doctor Mengele
What lie does Elie and his father tell the SS officers when they are admitted.
They lie about their ages, telling him they are 18 and 40.
How did Juliek die?
He was crushed to death when they arrived at Gleiwitz.
Why doesn't Rabbi Eliahou stay with his son?
His son sped ahead, leaving his father behind.
How many people survived the trip to Buchenwald?
Who is Elie's older sister?
Her name is Hilda.
When Elie is in the hospital after being rescued from the Americans, he looks in the mirror, what does he see?
A corpse staring back at him, an image he'll never forget.
What are the 8 words Elie hears that shatters him when entering Birkinau?
"Men to the left, woman to the right."
What was the date in which the Americans recovered Buchenwald from the Nazis?
April 10th
How many people were able to fit into the cattle cars because of how malnourished and thin they were?
100 people