Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your
child with today’s homework.
*THEY CALLED HIM Moishe the Beadle… He was the jack-of- all-trades
… The Jews of Sighet—the little town in Transylvania …were fond of him.
He was poor …As a rule, our townspeople, while they did help the needy, did not
particularly like them. Moishe the Beadle was the exception. He stayed out of
people's way. His presence bothered no one. …
…I met him in 1941. I was almost thirteen
Day after day, night after night, he went from
one Jewish house to the next, telling his story and that of Malka, the young
girl who lay dying for three days, and that of Tobie, the tailor who begged to
die before his sons were killed.
Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes was
gone. He no longer sang. … He spoke only of what he had seen. But people not
only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen. Some even insinuated
that … that he was imagining things. Others flatly said that he had gone mad.
As for Moishe, he wept and pleaded:
"Jews, listen to me! That's all I ask of you. No money. No
pity. Just listen to me!" …
**THEY CALLED HIM Moishe the Beadle… He was the jack-of-
all-trades … He was poor …He stayed out of people's way. His presence
bothered no one. …
…I met him in 1941. I was almost thirteen
Day after day, night after night, he went from
one Jewish house to the next, telling his story and that of Malka, the young
girl who lay dying for three days, and that of Tobie, the tailor who begged to
die before his sons were killed.
…Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes
was gone. He no longer sang. … He spoke only of what he had seen. But people
not only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen. Some even
insinuated that … that he was imagining things. Others flatly said that he had
gone mad.
As for Moishe, he wept and pleaded:
"Jews, listen to me! That's all I ask of you. No money. No
pity. Just listen to me!" …
***THEY CALLED HIM Moishe the Beadle… He was the jack-of- all-trades … He was
poor …He stayed out of people's way. His presence bothered no one. …
…I met him in 1941. I was almost thirteen
Day after day, night after night, he went from
one Jewish house to the next, telling his story...
…Moishe was not the same. The joy in his eyes
was gone. He no longer sang. … He spoke only of what he had seen. But people
not only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen…
As for Moishe, he wept and pleaded:
"Jews, listen to me! That's all I ask of you. No money. No
pity. Just listen to me!" …
Option
1:
1. How is Moshe the Beadle described?
2. Why was Moshe the Beadle important to
Elie Wiesel?
3. What was the public reaction to
Moshe's story?
4. What was happening in Europe at this time
(what was the historic context)?
Option 2: Write a summary highlighting the main idea of the passage
you just read. Bear in mind the 5
W’s.
Option 3:
1.
How
does Eliezer describe Moshe the Beadle?
2.
When
did Eliezer meet Moshe?
3.
Why
was Moshe not the same?
4.
What
did he talk about now? How did people react?
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