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Exploring Elie Wiesel's "Night": Themes of Survival, Faith, and Humanity in the Holocaust

Elie Wiesel's memoir "Night" provides a profound exploration of survival amidst the horrors of the Holocaust. The narrative illustrates the harrowing experiences of Jewish individuals, particularly focusing on Wiesel's struggles and loss of faith. Key themes include the brutality of concentration camps, the value of family, and the instinctual drive for survival that often leads to moral dilemmas. By examining figures like Moishe the Beadle and Dr. Mengele, alongside concepts such as Kabbalah and faith, we gain insight into the complex tapestry of human resilience and despair during one of history's darkest times.

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Exploring Elie Wiesel's "Night": Themes of Survival, Faith, and Humanity in the Holocaust

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  1. EVENTS ELIE WIESEL THEMES PEOPLE VOCAB 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  2. The place where all Jews were forced to live before being sent to concentration camps.

  3. What is The Ghetto?

  4. The largest and best known concentration camp (also the first camp Elie was sent to).

  5. What is Auschwitz?

  6. The reason Elie is sent to the dentist.

  7. What is his gold crown?

  8. What Mrs. Schacter hallucinates.

  9. What is a large fire?

  10. It happens to the sick prisoners who stay behind in the infirmary when the camp is evacuated.

  11. What is liberated?

  12. He tutors Elie.

  13. Who is Moishe the Beadle?

  14. The reason Elie is sent to the infirmary.

  15. What is an infected foot?

  16. Elie’s realization on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.

  17. What is lost his faith in God?

  18. The study of Jewish mysticism.

  19. What is Kabbalah?

  20. The number that was tattoed on Elie’s arm.

  21. What is A-7713?

  22. Elie Wiesel’s Night shows that it can diminish and even fail when faced with unspeakable horror and suffering.

  23. What is faith?

  24. This necessity of life dominates the thoughts of most prisoners.

  25. What is food?

  26. This instinct compels some of the prisoners to fight even their own family members for food and other resources.

  27. What is survival?

  28. It can help people through difficult times.

  29. What is faith?

  30. Many prisoners face this inner-conflict in their struggle to survive in such dehumanizing and horrible conditions.

  31. What is civility vs. savagery.

  32. Elie manages to stay with him for the duration of their incarceration.

  33. Who is Elie’s father?

  34. His warnings are ignored near the beginning of the story.

  35. Who is Moishe the Beadle?

  36. He is the doctor of Auschwitz, famous for his murderous “selections” and horrific experiments.

  37. Who is Dr. Mengele?

  38. He is the cruel Kapo who whips Elie.

  39. Who is Idek?

  40. The violinist who plays one last concerto before dying.

  41. Who is Juliek?

  42. To destroy completely.

  43. What is anihilate?

  44. Strict isolation to prevent the spread of disease.

  45. What is quarantine?

  46. Thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny.

  47. What is emaciated?

  48. An infection of the intestine with bacteria or amoebae, marked chiefly by severe diarrhoea with the passage of mucus and blood.

  49. What is dysentery?

  50. To serve as a source of comfort.

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