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Who is Chiomo Wiesel?
Who is Mrs. Wiesel?
Elie's mother
Who is Hilda Wiesel?
Elie's oldest sister
What is Beatrice 'Bea' Wiesel known for?
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Who is Tzipora Wiesel?
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Who is Batya Reich?
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Describe Stein of Antwerp.
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Who is Berkovitz?
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Who is Moshe the Beadle?
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What does Madame Kann do?
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Who is Stern?
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What does the unnamed Hungarian Police Inspector promise?
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Who is Marla?
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What is Madame Schachter known for?
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Who is Bela Katz?
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Who is Dr. Mengele?
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Who is Akiba Drummer?
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What does Franek do?
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Who is Shlomo Wiesel?
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Study Notes
Key Characters in "Night"
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Chiomo Wiesel: Esteemed grocer and religious leader in Sighet; cultured yet realistic; wished Elie had gone with his mother and sisters during initial camp entry.
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Mrs. Wiesel (Sarah Feig): Elie's mother; separated from her family at the first concentration camp.
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Hilda Wiesel: Elie's oldest sister.
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Beatrice "Bea" Wiesel: Elie's second sister; actively helps with the family store.
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Tzipora Wiesel: Elie's 7-year-old sister; struggles with her burden while wearing a red coat.
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Batya Reich: A relative living with the Wiesel family in the larger ghetto; hears troubling knocks signaling danger.
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Stein of Antwerp: A frail villager met by Elie’s father in Auschwitz; asks for news of his family in Belgium and offers a half ration of bread in return.
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Berkovitz: Villager returning from Budapest; reports on the escalating terror faced by Hungarian Jews.
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Moshe the Beadle: Elie's mentor; a quiet man who becomes a messenger after escaping the Gestapo; villagers dismiss his warnings as madness.
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Madame Kann: Wiesel’s neighbor providing temporary lodging for German officers.
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Stern: Sighet police officer received oversized prison clothing amidst chaos.
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Hungarian Police Inspector: Anonymous inspector who warns Elie's father of impending danger before deportation.
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Marla: The Wiesel family's servant; urges them to leave the unguarded ghetto for their safety.
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Madame Schachter: A 50-year-old woman known for screaming about a "fire" while on the train to the concentration camps, causing panic.
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Bela Katz: Selected to dispose of his own father’s body in a crematory.
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Dr. Mengele: Notorious doctor at Auschwitz responsible for the selection process; known as the "Angel of Death."
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Akiba Drummer: Jewish Holocaust victim who gradually loses faith in God throughout their ordeal.
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Franek: Noticed Elie’s gold crown and forcibly extracted it using a rusty spoon.
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Shlomo Wiesel: Elie's father; succumbs to dysentery in the final concentration camp.
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Eliezer (Elie) Wiesel: The author's alter ego and protagonist; recalls his harrowing experiences during the Holocaust.
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