His.
father insisted that.
they not sell the business because he felt there was no reason to fear the.
Nazis because they would not come as far as Sighet. He figured by that time.
the.
war will be over and Hitler will lose his power of Germany. In addition, his.
father argued that they were too old to start over in a new place and that.
they.
would be suffer financially. Elie's father decided to take his chances.
While reading, I felt that at this point the Jews should have taken the.
situation much more seriously then they were because now German army cars were.
approaching there town.
The town was in shock, no one thought it would go this far and it did. The.
soldiers pulled up in there steel helmets and the emblems that signified death.
head, but it was unexpected that the soldiers would actually be kind. Some.
stayed in Jewish homes and were even polite. One soldier brought chocolates.
to.
Madame Kahn, a captured Jew. "The Kahn family even said they were.
likeable and everyone felt rejoiced and at ease (Wiesel 8)." As a result.
of many of the soldier's kindness, the townspeople were still not.
prepared for the ultimate attack. What they did not know was that the Nazis.
were only waiting for reinforcements to help secure the town before beginning.
extermination. It was the week of Passover and all the synagogues were closed.
by the Nazis. Instead, the Jews gathered for prayer at the Rabbi's house.
His house later became known as the house of prayer for the people of the.
town. Passover is supposed to be a time of prayer, food, drink, and singing.
for seven days of happiness, but how much happiness could come from this event.
knowing that the Nazis were preparing them for deportation to concentration.
camps where they would be enslaved with work and little food. The townspeople.
stayed strong and for the most part stayed upbeat about the situation keeping.
there tradition alive through prayers, eating good food, and singing songs to.
ease the tensions.