Events
The narrator met Moishe the Beadle
“I met him in 1941. I was almost thirteen and deeply observant.” （page 3, Wiesel）Moishe the Beadle was taken away
AND THEN, one day all foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet. And Moishe the Beadle was a foreigner. (Page 6, Wiesel)Moishe the Beadle came back to warn the Jews at Sighet
"...come back to warn you. Only no one is listening to me ..."
This was toward the end of 1942." (Page 7, Wiesel)Splendid news from the Russian Front.
"There could no longer be any doubt: Germany would be defeated. It was only a matter of time, months or weeks, perhaps." (Page 8, Wiesel)German troops enter Hungary
"The next day brought really disquieting news: German troops had penetrated Hungarian territory with the government's approval." (Page 9, Wiesel)German troops enter Sighet
"In less than three days, German Army vehicles made their appearance on our streets." (Page 9, Wiesel)On the seventh day of Passover, the curtain finally rose
"The Germans arrested the leaders of the Jewish community." (Page 10, Wiesel)First edict
"Jews were prohibited from leaving their residences for three days, under penalty of death.
The same day, the Hungarian police burst into every Jewish home in town: a Jew was henceforth forbidden to own gold, jewelry, or any valuables." (Page 10-11, Wiesel)Second edict
"Three days later, a new decree: every Jew had to wear the yellow star." (Page 11, Wiesel)
New edicts
"We no longer had the right to frequent restaurants or cafes, to travel by rail, to attend synagogue, to be on the streets after six o'clock in the evening." (Page 11, Wiesel)TWO GHETTOS were created in Sighet
"A large one in the center of town occupied four streets, and another smaller one extended over several alleyways on the outskirts of town." (Page 11, Wiesel)Eliezer's father informed people about the Transports, and people started to prepare for it.The Jews at Sighet were transported to THE SMALL GHETTO.The Jews at Sighet were being transported in cattle cars
"A prolonged whistle pierced the air. The wheels began to grind. We were on our way." (Page 22, Wiesel)
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