Elie and his family were first exposed to camp life at this reception center for Auschwitz.
The first name of Elie's father, whose last word was 'Eliezer.'
This is a person or group blamed for the problems of an entire society.
This is the location of many of the workhouses and factories at which camp prisoners were forced to work.
The Jews of Sighet did not listen to his warnings about Holocaust atrocities.
It was at this camp that Juliek, the violinist from Berlin, died.
Elie lies to this relative from Antwerp, telling him his wife and child are alive and well.
This necessity of life dominates the thoughts of most prisoners.
This instinct compels some of the prisoners to fight even their own family members for food and other resources.
This type of relationship is important to Elie, who sees it as a source of strength while in the camps.
It was at this enormous concentration camp that between 1 and 1.6 million people were killed.
This German word, meaning 'protection squadron,' is what SS stands for.
Elie is whipped this many times when he sees Idek with the Polish girl.
The Jews of Sighet, at first, saw nothing wrong with living here since it was 'entirely self-contained.'
This man's son abandons him during the death march from Buna.
A camp prisoner put in charge of other prisoners.
An especially weak or emaciated prisoner.
This is what Madame Schachter hallucinates on the train.
This is what happens to the sick prisoners who stay behind in the camp when it is evacuated.
Many prisoners face this internal conflict in their struggle to survive in such dehumanizing and horrible conditions.
Elie Wiesel’s Night shows that it can diminish and even fail when faced with unspeakable horror and suffering.
The Jewish New Year is called this.
The first name of Elie's youngest sister, who he last saw waiting in line for the gas chamber.
Franek wants this from Elie.
Elie's father dies of this while at Buchenwald.
