To find something hidden or previously unknown

To judge or rate

To study in depth in order to find or check something

To thoroughly discuss a topic

Writing that presents information that is true or thought to be true

Practical documents that help readers perform everyday tasks

Writing that features some of the same literary elements and techniques as fiction, but presents information that is true or thought to be true

To win over to a belief or course of action by argument

To let a person know something; tell

To tell about

To provide entertainment

When Moishe the Beadle told the Jews of Sighet what had happened to him and his companions, they believed him and tried to help him.

One of the anti-Jewish decrees stated that Jews were no longer allowed to go to the synagogue to practice their religion.

The Jews of Sighet thought the ghettos were good because they didn't have to be around people who didn't like them anymore.

Elie's family refused the shelter Maria, their former maid, offered because they knew she was a secret Nazi supporter and would turn them in to the Gestapo.

The Jews of Sighet were transported out of the town in luxurious passenger trains because all of the cargo trains were being used by the German army.

When the prisoners reached Birkenau, the first thing they smelled was burning flesh.

The SS men were in charge of the concentration camps.

The younger men didn't go through with their escape attempt because they were promised food.