Elie Wiensel, the narrorator, is 12 years old. It is 1941. He grew up in the town of Sight. Sight is in Transylvania. Elie is a very religious kid. One day Elie is praying in the temple, then Moshe the Beadle, the caretaker of the temple, asks Elie why is he praying. Elie replies that he doesn't know. After that Moshe the Beadle teaches Elie about the mysteries of G-d. Elie wants to learn about Cabbala, even though he is too young. In 1942 all foreign Jews, including the Moshe the Beadle, were taken out of Sight. Later one day, Moshe the Beadle came back to Sight, to tell everyone about his horrifying story. He told everyone to prepare, but nobody believed him. After a while, Jews become confidant that the War is soon over. Then on the 7th day of Passover, the Germans came into Sight. They set a curfew...