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100

The name of the town in which Elie and his family lived in Transylvania.

What is Sighet?

100

What is the name of the women who has visions of fire on the cattle cars?

What is Madame Schachter 

100

This term refers to ill-feelings or hatred toward Jews.

What is Anti- Semitism? 

100

This is what Elie prevented the SS from extracting? Extra points: Who finally got this item from Elie?

What is gold crown and Franek?

100

The army of the Soviet Union was called what during the book?

What is The Red Army?

200
Where the Jews were made to stay prior to being deported. There was a large one and a small one in their town.
What is the ghetto?
200

He helped Elie with his religious studies (although his father told him not to bother with them).

Who is Moshe the Beadle?

200

Jewish prisoners' in concentration camps who were elevated to the level of guards.

What is Kapos?

200

What did Elie witness when he first arrived at the camps that really upset him?

What is burning children?

200

Secluded areas of cities where Jews were forced to live.

What is Ghettos?

300
The name of the concentration camp where Elie was taken first.
What is Auschwitz-Birkenau?
300
He played Beethoven on his violin before he died.
Who is Juliek?
300

A superior "race" made up of people with blond hair and blue eyes. 

What is Aryan?

300
What the men say/recite as they approach the burning ditch and crematorium. Akiba Drummer wanted this said for him.
What is Kaddish?
300

Repeated mistreatment of a group or individual by another group or individual.

What is persecution?

400

What two places were Jews taken when getting off of the cattle cars?

What is concentration camps and crematorium ?

400
He whipped Elie 25 times for having caught him with a girl.
Who is Idek the Kapo?
400

Holiday celebrating the Jews' freedom from slavery in Egypt. The holiday Elie's family was celebrating when they were first deported.

What is Passover?

400

Who lost their son during the death march and what actually happened during the death march that made this person lose their son?

What is Rabbi Eliahou and his son abandoned him when he fell behind during the march?

400

Study of God & Universe ( divine Mother) 

What is Kabbalah? 

500

This was the camp where Elie worked in and electrical factory. It was also bombed during the air raid.

What is Buna?

500
HE was known as the "notorious", "Doctor Death". He conducted the selections and sent prisoners to the left or right.
Who is Dr. Mengele?
500

The Jewish new year which celebrates a chance for a fresh start.

What is Rosh Hashanah?

500
This is the reason the soup "tasted like corpses" on one particular night.
What is the young boy or pipel was hanged and did not die right away?
500

Commentaries on the Jewish Bible that Elie wanted to study in.

What is the Talmud?