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How do you explain the "inconceivable passivity" with which the Jews of Sighet yield themselves to the Nazis?
The Jew of Sighet yielded themselves to the Nazis because they were afraid and didn't believe the rumors they heard which explains the "inconceivable passivity."
When and where does Elie Wiesel grow up? How old is he?
Elie Wiesel grew up during the World War II time period in Sighet, Transylvania at the age of 12 or almost 13 years old.
Who is "Moshe the Beadle" and why does Wiesel begin the story with him?
Moshe is a homeless person. Wiesel begins the story with him because he becomes important later in the story.
What do Eliezer's parents and the others in the community think of Moshe?
Eliezer's parents and the community start to kind of like Moshe.
Why does Elie spend so much time with Moshe?
Elie spends so much time with Moshe because Moshe is instructing him on the Jewish Kabbala.
What is Elie's father's profession?
Elie's father owned his own store.
Is Elie's father highly respected in the Jewish community?
Yes, Elie's father is highly respected in the Jewish community because he is a counselor.
What has happened to Moshe that caused great change in him?
Moshe was taken by the Nazis and watched the Jews be murdered, which caused great change in him.
How does this experience change Moshe?
Moshe begins warning people and stops talking about God.
How does the rest of the community react when he tells them what has happened to him?
The community thinks that Moshe went crazy and that he is just trying to get attention.
The Jews of Sighet are optimistic because of the news they hear on the radio in late 1942 and 1943. What is the news and why are they so optimistic?
The news is that Germany is being bombed daily and they started a second front. The Jews are so optimistic because it looked like it may be towards the end of the war.
With an ironic tone, Wiesel says, "Besides, people were interested in everything—in strategy, in diplomacy, in politics, in Zionism—but not their own fate." What does he mean?
Wiesel means that they are interested in everything else and not what's important.
Berkovitz brings news from Budapest that anti-Semitism war is rampant. Why then, is "optimism soon revived?"
Optimism is soon revived because they don't believe that the Germans would come to Sighet because they are so small.
Why do the "optimistic rejoice" even three days after the German soldiers appear in Sighet?
The German soldiers appear to be nice.
Why is celebrating Passover like playing a "comedy?"
Because the Jews are rejoicing when they are being put into slavery themselves.