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Night
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Elie meets Moishe the Beadle.
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Moishe the Beadle escapes death to warn the Jews.
He warns theSighet Jews of the German uprising and that they are killing Jews. -
Germans arrest leaders of Jewish community.
Hungarian police burst into Jewish homes and dteal all gold, jewelry, and other valuables. -
Nazis force Jews to differentiate themselves from others.
They were forced to wear gold stars and stay out of public places. -
Sighet Jews are forced into streets for departure.
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The Sighet Jews are placed into "ghettos."
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Elie's family and the Sighet Jews deport in a cattle car.
The car is packed full of around 100 people with no bathroom and little to no food or water. -
The cattle car arrives at Birkenau.
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Elie is transported to Auschwitz.
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Elie's foot becomes infected and he must have surgery.
Elie is sent to the Auschwitz infirmary where he stays until liberation. -
Elie and his father evacuate Auschwitz.
They run from Auschwitz and arrive at Gleiwitz where they begin their journey to Buchenwald. -
The Red Army liberates Auschwitz.
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Chlomo, Elie's father, dies.
He dies in his sleep after suffering from dysentery. -
It is announced that Jews will be evacuated from Buchenwald.
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American troops liberate Buchenwald.
The Jews were herded toward the front of the camp, and by 6 PM, the first American tank arrived at Buchenwald. -
Elie is free from Buchenwald.
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Free Elie is sent to a hospital with some form of poisoning.
