Thursday, February 6, 2014

Night, Chapter 1

Write a paragraph (4 sentence minimum) to respond to one of the following:
  • Why do you think no one would listen to Moche the Beadle's story?
  • There were several opportunities for Wiesel and his family to escape before they were sent to Auschwitz. What were these opportunities and why did the family not take advantage of them?
Provide examples from the novel to support your response. 

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  1. cassidy_fieldsFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    I think the people wouldn't listen to Moche the Beadle's story because they didn't want to think that was happening. They didn't want to think something so awful could happen to them. I think that if they had saw what happened to Moche, then they would realize, that yes, this is happening. I think it would've been an eye opener for them. But instead, they ignored him. They wouldn't even listen to what he had to say. They thought he had gone mad.

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    1. Lisa KernodleFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:15 AM

      I agree; Moche's story was an eye-opener. The people were so in denial that they refused to believe Moche's story. It is surprising that they said he had gone mad, because Wiesel tells us that Moche was well-liked. If they had listened to Moche's story, they could have left town and saved themselves.

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    2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:17 AM

      I believe that Moche's story should have been able to persuade the Jew's of Sighet to take action. I believe that they were quite ignorant to ignore his warnings.

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    3. Gracie BrownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      I agree, the people didn't have any clue what had happened to Moche. They ignored him and didn't listen to what he had to say.

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    4. UnknownFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:15 AM

      I agree that they didnt think something that horrible could happen to them and didnt want to believe it.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    I don’t think anyone believed Moche’s story because they didn’t want to face what was coming. The people didn’t want to have to come to conclusions that this was really happening. Accepting that this was real meant they were accepting that they were probably going to die. If I were them I probably wouldn’t accept it either because that is just something you don’t want to think of.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:17 AM

      I agree that they were in denial about what was really going to happen to them.

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    2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      I agree I would not be able to accept it either it's a lot harder to realize your own fate. It's hard to accept that someone could be so cruel to try and kill off a whole race.

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    3. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:19 AM

      I agree that the Jew's refused to believe that they were in such grave danger because it was out of their hands. They had not power to control their fate so they tried to keep hope because it was all they had.

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    4. Gracie BrownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:20 AM

      I agree, people didn't want to believe and face what was coming.

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    5. Cierra RobersonFebruary 18, 2014 at 9:12 AM

      I agree, i think their religion had a lot to do with what they thought could happen to them. They had so much hope and faith.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    I don't think anyone would listen to Moche the Beadle's story because it seemed like such an unlikely thing to happen. Nobody believed him because they thought it was ridiculous and that that kind of thing would never happen. Everybody thought he was crazy because it was such a random story that doesn't seem very probable of happening. It may have also seemed crazy because the Germans that were living in their town were so nice to them that the town people never thought they were capable of such terrible things.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:15 AM

      I agree it was unlikely that Moche had a true story but why would he lie he never did before he was gone.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      I agree with this because nobody thought terrible things could really happen and that those bad things doesn't happen to them and everyone really did think that he made this random story up.

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    3. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:02 PM

      I agree with this, because they were in a nice peaceful town, and here he comes and talks about all this violence and killings. why would they believe it

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  4. Lisa KernodleFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    I think no one would listen to Moche the Beadle's story because it seemed too unrealistic to them. The Jews wanted to remain optimistic, and Moche's story went against their attitude. The Jews did not want to believe that the same things that had happened to Moche the Beadle might happen to them as well. It was hard for the Jews to believe that an entire population could be wiped out, and Moche's story seemed very irrational to them.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:17 AM

      I agree unrealistic but crazy things happen in war!

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    2. RandahefnerFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:21 AM

      I agree with you. They seemed too scared to be anything other than optimistic. I think if they would have taken the time to really listen to Moché than they would have understood how bad things were about to get for them.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    When they first heard about that Germans were coming they could have escaped, they also had a chance when the Germans were there and were all nice and such. They had another chance right before they were going to be shipped off to ghettos.
    It was mostly because of his father, because he said he was old and he said he wouldn’t be able to survive in a whole new country. So overall it was his father fault that they stayed there, because he wouldn’t move just because he was old and didn’t want to start all over again.

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    1. Lisa KernodleFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:10 AM

      I agree that Wiesel's father was to blame. His father's attitude was similar to that of the other people in the town. His father wanted to believe that nothing awful was going to happen, and that there would be no reason for them to move. If his father had known about the awful things that were going to happen to them, he probably would have moved.

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    2. cassidy_fieldsFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:17 AM

      I agree with Lisa. Wiesel's father ignored every warning he received. He should've put his family first instead of his personal opinion. He didn't want to start over in a new place, which caused his family to be moved into a ghetto, and then marched to the train station to be deported. It's completely his fault.

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    3. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:21 AM

      I agree that it was Weisel's father's fault. If he wouldn't have been so stubborn then they may not have been in the extreme situation.

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    4. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:22 AM

      I agree because it was Weisel's father's fault because they had multiple opportunities but his father never listened he always went with his own choices saying there is no reason to move when they've lived their whole life there.

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    5. MadisonFebruary 23, 2014 at 2:16 PM

      I agree that is is weisels fathers fault. He ignored ever sign that was given to him

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  6. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:07 AM

    I think they did not believe his story because they thought he was crazy and they did not think that the Germans were bad people. They could have listened to what Mosche had told them. Also Elies father thought it was to late to go and start all over along with ignoring the knock at the window by a officer that was going to warn them if something bad was going to happen.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:13 AM

      Adding onto why they did not want to listen to Moche story was they did not want to think of anything bad with the Nazi on the way.

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  7. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:07 AM

    I think that the people didn’t want to believe Moche the Beadle’s story because it’s hard to think about someone being that cruel. I think they where also thinking that someone can’t kill an entire race of people. People don’t want to see how bad things actually can be they want to always look at the bright side and try not to see the bad in people. They where just trying to trick themselves into believing that things where fine.

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    1. cassidy_fieldsFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:15 AM

      I agree. The people didn't want to think about what was coming. They wanted to think everything was going to be fine.

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    2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:15 AM

      It is hard to believe that something could happen to a whole group of people like that.

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  8. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    Because they thought that no one would do this to them, they were to optimistic about it all. Or maybe they were just to frieghtened too. The had a chance to leave the country like many other families but didn’t because they did believe the stories others have been coming back and telling. Like when Moshe the Beadle came back and told his sights.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:14 AM

      They also chose to ignore the knock on the window which was to warn them if it was about to get bad.

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    2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:16 AM

      I totally agree.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    No one would listen to Moche the Beadle when he was trying to tell the Jews that they needed to get away while they could. Moche told them that they had to dig there own grave and stand there and be shot but he acted dead and escaped. Everyone acted optimistic and thought well nothing is going to happen to us. I think no one would listen to Moche because they thought the war was so far away and terrible things like that doesn’t happen to them but in reality it was coming to them and was eventually going to happen to them.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 16, 2014 at 10:21 PM

      Great way to explain your opinion very thoroughly.

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  10. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    The reason no one would believe him is because they were scared of the fatality of the idea of dying. They didn't want to think about what would happen to them, so they stayed optimistic about Moche's experience so they thought he was crazy. To me the Jews in Siget were like stubborn kids wanting to do everything their way. I also believe if they had of took Moche seriously they might have have run away before the situation got worse.

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  11. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    In my opinion, the reason why no one would want to listen to Moche the Beadle’s story is because no one would want to think or believe that a person would be capable of doing such a horrible thing. They figured that if they did not believe or think that it would not happen then it actually wouldn’t. The people more willingly to believe that it was easier to be more intelligent, civilized, and optimistic than to believe in such evilness and horror. People that were more unwilling to believe that a person was to do this were the ones to get deported the fastest and eventually killed.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 16, 2014 at 10:19 PM

      Point proven. I agree if they would've listened to Moche the Beadle then they would be safe.

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    2. UnknownFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:08 AM

      I would agree with your post, because honestly who would believe that people would be capable of doing such horrible things to each other.

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  12. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    The Wiesel family had multiple opportunities to escape the awful fate that awaited them in the Holocaust. They were made aware of the awful fate that awaited them by Mosche the Beetle. He had seen first hand the evil and the malice of the German Nazi's. He had escaped death after being shot in the leg and returned to Sighet to warn the other Jews of the awful destiny that awaited them. A friend of the family who was an officer of the law also tried to warn them of the grave dangers they were facing. The family wasn't aware hat anything or anyone was there because the outfacing windows had ll been boarded up.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:20 AM

      I agree, they had plenty of opportunities to escape.

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    2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:21 AM

      I agree that they had multiple opportunities to escape and took none. I think it was a bad idea to board the window up so early.

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    3. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:21 AM

      if they would've listened then they could've escaped. It was their stubbornness that caused them to get caught up in it.

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    4. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:23 AM

      I agree. Good job.

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    5. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:07 PM

      I agree, they just ignored the warnings/chances they were given to escape.

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  13. RandahefnerFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    I think people chose not to believe Moché's story because they wanted to hold on to the optimistic thoughts they had. They didn't want to believe that what he said happened was true because if they believed him they would have to face the fact that it could happen to them. I think they were happy being oblivious to the bad things happening so that they could continue normal lives and not be plagued by horrible thought throughout the day. I think they chose not to see what their situation was about to turn into so they wouldn’t have to acknowledge what the Germans were about to do.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      I agree with this.

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    2. UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:26 PM

      I agree with what you said about how the people had all optimistic thoughts. They didn't want to believe that bad things could happen to them.

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    3. UnknownFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:11 AM

      No one wants to believe that people are doing wrong. I mean, isn't that why when you find out a friend lied to you, you don't believe it at first? It's crazy to think about them negatively and you want to give them a benefit of a doubt.

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    4. MadisonFebruary 17, 2014 at 9:04 AM

      i agree with this answer

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    5. UnknownFebruary 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM

      i agree with this!

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  14. Gracie BrownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:15 AM

    I think no one would listen to Moche the Beadle's story because nobody believed such thing could happen. Everybody he told thought it was ridiculous. Nobody wanted to accept that such thing could happen to people and possibly to them self's. If people could see everything that has happened to Moche and other people that they would believe his story, but instead they thought he was crazy and ridiculous.

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  15. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    I don’t think anyone would listen to Moche’s story because he was a poor foreign Jew who wasn’t respected by others. Also nobody thought that any of what he said could actually happen and wasn’t going to happen. I don’t think Wiesel’s family would leave because they didn’t want to and since the Germans seemed friendly they thought everything was fine. Also since nothing wrong seemed to be happening and since nobody believed Moche they had no reason to leave.

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  16. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    Because they thought Moche the Beadle's sayings were crazy and didn't think this would happen if the Germans would come do this to them. And if they had listen to him then this situation would not happen to them, but no they did not listen to the poor guy.
    And then the Germans came and acted so nice to the residents until the problem happened.

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  17. Madison McDonoughFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:22 AM

    I think that no one would listen to Moshe the Beadle’s story because the people didn’t want to believe that anything could happen to them. They had never had any problems with people harming them before so they didn’t know what to believe. The whole story seemed unrealistic to everyone. There were several opportunities for the Weisel family to escape. They could have escaped when the Germans were moving in with the people in the town, and were being all nice to them.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:23 PM

      I agree very much with your statement. The people probably did believe nothing could happen because the Germans had been so nice to them.

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  18. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    I think that the reason that no one would listen to Moche the Beadle’s story is because they were so confident and brave that they didn’t want to accept what was about to happen. I also think that they were afraid to know the truth. Then if they would’ve listened to Moche then they could’ve actually escaped. After they didn’t listen to him the worst was to come.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 7:34 PM

      I completely agree with what you said.

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    2. Madison McDonoughFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:45 AM

      i agree. they did have a chance to escape whether they listened to him or not.

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  19. UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:21 PM

    Moche the Beadle was a very poor and humble man. He was a man of work at a synagogue. He made people smile and he would also sing or chant. I think the people wouldn’t believe his story because they probably thought he desired sympathy. They also probably thought that he was insane because they believed that the Germans were cordial.

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    1. Madison McDonoughFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:43 AM

      i think the way you described Moche the beadle was well done. you captured his character with everything you said.

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    2. scottypolston5February 21, 2014 at 8:40 AM

      I agree that they thought that he was crazy, but he was telling the truth

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  20. UnknownFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:04 AM

    I think the reason none of the Jew’s listened to Moche was because his stories were so unrealistic. They probably thought the man was out of his mind and that he wanted attention or was over exaggerating. I think that if Wiesel’s family would have listened to Moche’s warnings then they could have left days before the German’s invaded. I also think that Wiesel’s family could have escaped when the father found out about the German’s plans for deportation. The family prepared for the deportation and the trip they would endure, but they could have used that time to escape. I think the family didn’t take these opportunities, because they weren’t really sure what would happen to them if they did leave.

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    1. Cierra RobersonFebruary 18, 2014 at 9:10 AM

      I agree with you, they were also very religious, and the I think their faith and hope wouldn't allow them to believe.

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  21. UnknownFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:58 AM

    The didn't think that anything bad would happen; they were optimistic of it all. They just didn't want to believe that the worst was coming. They probably thought that if they didn't listen or believe him that it will never happen. They had many chances to escape but they didn’t because they were either scared of getting put in the gas chambers or they didn’t want to cause any trouble because they had families that they needed to look after.

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  22. Cierra RobersonFebruary 18, 2014 at 9:07 AM

    They didn’t want to believe such harsh things could happen to them.
    They also thought he was crazy and lying,. Some of them were so religious and had so much faith they couldn’t believe things like that could happen. & when the intruders finally came, they were nice and friendly.

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  23. scottypolston5February 21, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    I believe that no one believed him because they were scared. He didn’t have much proof at all. It is a bad situation for him because he knows what is going on. Every one probably regrets that they didn’t listen.

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  24. scottypolston5February 21, 2014 at 8:33 AM

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  25. scottypolston5February 21, 2014 at 8:36 AM

    I agree. They didn't want to believe him.

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  26. MadisonFebruary 23, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    they didn't want to believe moche's story because they didn't really think that could happen to them. they were scared of that happening to them. most of them wouldn't believe it because they had so much faith hat something like that wouldn't happen to them. then when the intruders came they found out that they were actually nice to them.

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    1. Mario LopezFebruary 28, 2014 at 9:05 AM

      I agree, no one listen to Moche's story, because they believed it couldn't happen to them

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  27. MadisonFebruary 23, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    i agree. they had to much faith to believe them.

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  28. Mario LopezFebruary 28, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    No one wanted to hear Moche's story because of how harsh it was. Moche described what was going to happen to them when the intruders arrived. Nobody believed that they were going to be teated harsh by the intruders. They kept faith that nothing was going to happen to them.

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  29. Mario LopezFebruary 28, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    I agree, they believed that nothing was going to happen to them.

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  30. AnonymousMarch 28, 2014 at 10:20 AM

    No body would listen to Moche's story because they didn't want to believe it. They didn't want to believe that people were actually killing Jews. Even though Moche told them he didn't want money or attention they still didn't believe him. He also warned them that they were coming back to get more and when they did move into town they still had hope that the Hungarians were good people.

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  31. UnknownApril 2, 2014 at 9:52 AM

    Nobody would listen to him because it scared them. They prefer to lived with hope and in a positive way, they didn't want to believe people from their own country, there own people were killing Jews.

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