Eliezer Wiesel is a 14-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy from Sighet, Transylvania. Elie has a younger sister Tzipora, 2 older sisters Hilda and Bèa, and is the only son. His father is a prominent leader in the Jewish community. Ellie wants to study Jewish mysticism, but her father tells him he is too young. He then befriends Moche the beadle, a handyman, so that he can be taught mysticism. Moche teaches him to ask God the right questions even if he will never receive the right answer. In 1944, the Germans came to power in occupied Hungary and soon controlled Sighet. This is when the Germans begin their plan to get rid of the Jews. They moved Eli and his family to a ghetto. There were two deer together, one small and one large. Eli and his family moved to the larger ghetto. They remained in the ghetto for some time, until they were put on two trains and sent to Birkenau. when everyone was no longer sheltered from the rain, everyone was divided into two groups, men and women. It was the last time he saw his mother and his sister Tzipora. Eli and his father were put in the same groups and that's when Ell...