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Elie Weisel is Born
Elie is born in Transylvania, Romania -
Nazis carry out Kristallnacht
Destroys 7500 Jewish owned stores and synagoges. -
Elie meets Moshe the Beadle
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Moshe escapes the Concentration camp
Moshe comes back to warn all Jews that the Nazis are going to come -
Nazis come and arrest Jewish leaders and shut down many synagoges.
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All Sighet Jews were forced from their homes
They were told to line up in the streets. The first group set off on a train -
Elie and his fasmily were moved to the "little ghetto"
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Elie and his family were moved into the second group and sent on the train.
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Elie arrives at the Concentration Camp.
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Elie gets surgery on his right foot. He and his father are moved to a new camp sight. His father soon dies.
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U.S. troops come and save Jews from Nazis