Chapter 1

The story begins with an introduction of man named Moishe the Beadle. He is a poor man of the Jewish town of Sighet who tell stories. He is known and liked throughout the town. After a summary about Moishe you get to know the boy. He was a teenager when he met Moishe. The boy in this story asks Moishe why they pray. His answer was "I pray to God withing me for strength to ask Him real questions. Moishe Beadle told a story about how he was able to escape a Concentration camp. he was wounded and was left for dead.

The boy is very religious and hopes to venture into the world. The boys father is also religious. The boys parents both run a stories with the help of Hilda and Bea.

The story started about in a mellow mood but quickly went dramatic. Moishe tells of story of how the Nazi officers tossed babies in the air and killed them. This part made me uneasy.This is extreamly horrible and tells you the horrors of the holocaust. After this point you know that the story can only get worse. Problems quicly arise when you find that the Germans invaded Jewish homes. The Germans force the Jews to get rid of their gold and their precious belongings or they would be killed. The Jews were forced to wear stars. Ghettos were created in Sighet. This story hsows that the Germans didn't the Jews as people. They took everything from thrm and made them live in horrible condtions.