Foreshadowing Events - Night

"Anguish. German soldiers - with their steel helmets and their death's-head emblem. Still, our first impressions of the Germans were rather reassuring. The officers were billeted in private homes, even in Jewish homes. Their attitude toward their hosts was distant but polite." (pg 9) "But new edicts were already being issued. 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. Then came the ghettos." (pg 11) "The next morning, we walked toward the station, where a convoy of cattle cars was waiting. The Hungarian police made us climb into the cars, eighty persons in each one. They handed us some bread, a few pails of water. They checked the bars on the windows to make sure they would not come loose. The cars were sealed. One person was placed in charge of every car: as if someone managed to escape, that person would be shot. Two Gestapo officers strolled down the length of the platform. They were all smiles, all things considered, it had gone very smoothly. A prolonged whistle pierced the air. The wheels began to grind. We were on our way." (pg 22)
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Jews were expelled from Sighet.
Moishe the Beadle - After he was expleed, he was shot in the leg and left for dead. However, he escaped and warned the Jews when he treturned home.
Gestapo/Hungarian Police enter Sighet.
Ghettos were established
All Jew were lined up ready for transport
Rights taken away from Jews - all valuables removed
When Moishe was taken away someone stated, "What do you expect, that's war"
Family member knocking on the window
Refrences to Night pgs 12, 18, 21