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How do the Jews of Sighet react to the arrival of the Germans the creation of the ghettos their own deportation How do you account for these responses?

How do the Jews of Sighet react to the arrival of the Germans the creation of the ghettos their own deportation How do you account for these responses?

How do the Jews of Sighet react to the German decrees, the creation of ghettos, and the news of their impending deportation? The Jews react to the German decrees by freaking out and thinking that they are unfair. Wiesel writes, “The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion” (page 12).

How does the German occupation change Eliezer’s life and that of others in Sighet How do the Jews of Sighet react to the German decrees the creation of ghettos and the news of their impending deportation?

The German occupation changes Eliezer’s and the others in Sighets life because they all are going to get deported and will have to get out of their houses so they need to get ready and pack up. The Jews of Sighet react to this by packing up their bags and getting ready for this.

Why does Wiesel tell the story of Mrs Schachter?

Elie Wiesel, the author of Night, includes Madame Schachter as a harbinger of coming events. She serves to foreshadow the horrifying events that are coming for the Jews. Madame Schachter appears fairly early on in the narrative.

What were the ghettos in Sighet?

The Sighet ghetto system was designed to expedite elimination of the Jews; the Dabrowa ghetto served for four years as an economic unit providing slave labor to German industry, to the Wehrmacht, and to SS General Albrecht Schmelt.

What does Moishe the Beadle look like?

Moishe the Beadle is described as a very compassionate, caring man. Although he’s poor, he’s educated and very knowledgeable about Kabbalah. Moishe is dreamy, awkward, and very quiet. The people of Sighet don’t pay him much attention because they see him as insignificant.

When Elie left Sighet to what did he compare the world?

To what did Wiesel compare the world? A hermetically sealed cattle car.

How are the Jews transported out of Sighet?

How are the Jews moved out of Sighet? They were put into cattle cars, 80 in one, and were transported by rail.

Why do they clean the block when they are about to leave?

Why is the wooden floor of the block cleaned before they leave? The prisoners were told to keep it clean so the liberators don’t think they lived in a pigsty.

I think Wiesel tells the story of Mrs. Schachter because its an example of how someone is affected by the seriousness and terribleness of this situation. I think this experience meant to young Eliezer that this is very scary, not a joke, and serious.

What were Elie’s father’s last words to Elie before he dies?

He assumes that his father has been taken to the crematory and recalls that his father’s final word was “Eliezer.” Too weary for tears, Elie realizes that death has liberated him from a doomed, irretrievable burden.

How did the Jews of Sighet respond to the war?

The Jews of Sighet do not worry themselves with the problems of the outside world. They are aware that a war is going on in Europe, but they do not believe it affects them. Even when all of the foreign Jews are expelled from site. How do they respond to what they know? They see the war as something that does not concern them.

How big was the Jewish population in Sighet?

A significant Jewish population in the city can be traced to the early 18th century, when there were approximately 100 Jews living in the town. Over the course of the 19th century, the Jewish population of Sighet grew, reaching close to 8,000 Jews on the eve of World War I (roughly 37% of the town’s population).

Why is Moishe so important to the Jews of Sighet?

why is it so important to Moishe that he be believed wants to warn them so they can flee is Moishe a madman as some people claim he is not a madman but clearly what he has been through would make anyone mad they don’t want to believe him, what he is saying is quite unbelievable What do the jews of Sighet know about the outside world in 1941?

What did Moishe the Beadle do in Sighet?

As described by Wiesel, Moishe the Beadle attempted to inform the Jews of Sighet of what he had witnessed, “but people not only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen.” After the deportation of August 1941, life gradually returned to normal for the Jews of Sighet and Máramaros under the rule of Hungarian prime minster, Miklos Kallay.

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