Night

Between the last day of Passover and Pentecost in Elie Wiesel's Night, Jewish leaders were arrested, and a series of oppressive decrees were issued, including house arrests and the requirement to...

In the first chapter, ten warning signs of impending danger include the expulsion of foreign Jews, Moishe the Beadle's return with tales of atrocities, Hungary's fascist shift, German control over...

In Night by Elie Wiesel, life in the Sighet ghetto is marked by increasing restrictions and deprivations. Initially, the Jewish community maintains a semblance of normalcy despite the isolation....

In Elie Wiesel's Night, the Jews of Sighet were expelled on a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. They first gathered at the vandalized synagogue, spending a cramped, uncomfortable night there. The...

After the German soldiers arrived in Sighet, the Jews were first sent to ghettos. Initially, the Jewish community believed the war might end soon and did not anticipate the severity of their...

At the beginning of "Night," Elie Wiesel's community in Sighet is depicted as insular and somewhat dismissive of outsiders like Moishe the Beadle, despite helping the poor. Elie, deeply spiritual,...

The community's first impression of the soldiers is one of reassurance, as the German soldiers initially appear polite and non-threatening, even staying in Jewish homes. This behavior creates a false...

Elie Wiesel's family in Night originates from the town of Sighet in Transylvania. During World War II, they are forcibly relocated by the Nazis to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and later Elie and...

Elie and his family were expelled on a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, in Night. This day is significant as the Sabbath is meant for rest and reflection, yet they were forced to leave their homes,...

When the Hungarian police demand that Jews surrender their valuables, Eliezer's father quietly resists by burying their savings in the cellar. Despite being a respected figure in the Jewish community...

Elie Wiesel's family had two chances to leave Sighet before deportation. In 1944, they could have emigrated to Palestine, but Elie's father refused, believing it too difficult to start anew. Later,...

In "Night," Elie's parents and community view Moshe the Beadle as an amusing, shy, and physically awkward character. They see him as poor and insignificant but tolerate him due to his humility and...

The Jews of Sighet were optimistic about the news they heard in 1942 and 1943. They believed that the Allied forces would win and that their town would not be harmed.

The foreign Jews in Sighet are forcibly deported by the Hungarian police in cattle cars to Galicia. Moishe the Beadle, a survivor, later returns to recount how the Gestapo forced them to dig ditches...

The Jews of Sighet begin to seriously worry about the Nazis when "transports" are announced, indicating their impending deportation. Until this point, despite German occupation and the creation of...

The Jews are forced to leave behind their possessions in order to make the journey to Birkenau.

In "Night," Sighet residents do not satisfy their hunger as they are compelled to ration their food, fearing that "tomorrow might be worse." During their deportation in 1944, Jews from Sighet,...

Night by Elie Wiesel is set during World War II, beginning in 1941 in Sighet, a Transylvanian town now part of Romania. The memoir chronicles Wiesel's experiences as a Jewish teenager during the...

In "Night," Elie Wiesel recounts the harrowing experiences of the Jews of Sighet during WWII. Initially feeling safe, they soon face expulsion, with Moshe the Beadle returning to warn them of the...