Night Elie Wiesel Section 1 timeline
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- "I was almost thirteen and deeply observant. By day I studied Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the temple." pg. 3
- Ellie begins the first chapter as a normal 12 year old boy. He is devoted to his faith of Judaism and his studies. He also describes his friend Moishe the Beadle, a poor immigrant.
- In the first ghetto, a set of Jews including Moishe, are taken and transported to the Polish border by Hungarian soldiers under the Nazis.
- "Crammed into cattle cars by the Hungarian police, they cried silently. Standing on the station platform, we too were crying. The train disappeared over the horizon; all that was left was thick, dirty smoke... The deportees were simply forgotten"- pg. 6
- "Days went by. Then weeks and months. Life was normal again. A calm, reassuring wind blew through our homes. The shopkeepers were doing good business, the students lived among their books, and the children played in the streets." pg. 6
- Moishe begs the Jews to listen to him after he managed to escape deportation, which seemed like a miracle.
- "He closed his eyes, as if to escape time. You don't understand, he said in despair. You cannot understand. I was saved miraculously. I succeeded in coming back."pg. 7
- "Jews listen to me! That's all I ask of you. No money. No pity. Just listen to me! He kept shouting in synagogue, between the prayer at dusk and the evening prayer."pg. 7
- "Even I did not believe him...I asked him the question: "why do you want people to believe you so much?""pg.7
- "In less than three days, German Army vehicles made their appearance on our streets...The officers were billeted in private homes, even in Jewish homes." pg.9
- The Germans were occupying Elie's ghetto. Even during this, Elie tries to maintain his normal life. He celebrates passover and describes the sublime weather.
- Barbed wire surrounds Sighet's new ghetto district. The Jews are uncertain, and rumors about what the Germans will do is spreading like wild fire.
- "The yellow star? So what? It's not lethal... (Poor Father! Of what then did you die?)."- This quote is significant for communicating the theme in chapter 1. It shows how the situation was far worse than they could have ever expected.
- "Two Ghettos were created in Sighet. " -pg.11
- Before this, the Jews are searched for valuables in the Synagogues and the Ghetto before deportation. Elie's father turns down Maria's offer to house them.
- Next stop: Auschwitz
- "The next morning, we walked toward the station, where a convoy of cattle cars was waiting. The Hungarian police made us climb into the cars, eighty persons in each...A prolonged whistle pierced the air. The wheels began to grind. We were on our way."-pg.22
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