| A | B |
| Mr Wiesel | Elies father, died on the 40 mile march |
| Moshe the Beadle | man of all work at the synagogue |
| Elie Wiesel | narrator of the book, survivor of the holocaust |
| Tzipora | Elies baby sister |
| Madame Schachter | woman who had been separated from husband & 2 kids, who lost her mind |
| Meir Katz | big man, tradesman from his town |
| SS | Hitlers private police, bodyguards |
| Nazi | fascist political party that ruled Germany uhder Hitler |
| anti-semitism | prejudice against the Jews |
| Holocaust | systematic killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis |
| genocide | deliberate attempt to destroy a race of people |
| prejudice | biased feelings against another group or race that is different from you |
| Kapo | head of the work party |
| Franek | foreman |
| Dr mengele | typical SS officer, cruel face, monocle |