Friday 13 December 2013

What became of Moshie the Beadle after he last spoke with Elie?

Moishe
the beadle had tried to warn the Jews of Sighet what was in store for them. He'd witnessed at
first hand the brutal treatment meted out to the foreign Jewish deportees herded onto cattle
trucks by the Gestapo. Moishe was one of them, though he was able to escape. Since his return,
he's gone round from door to door, desperately trying to get people to believe his story. But no
one does; not even Elie. Most people think he's mad, especially after the Germans arrive at
initially behave with courtesy and respect.

However, when the Germans start
arresting the leaders of Sighet's Jewish community and the Jews are prohibited from leaving
their houses for three days on pain of death, it's immediately apparent that Moishe was right
all along. He comes running into Elie's house and shouts "I warned you" before leaving
without a response. We never find out what happens to Moishe after this, but it's more than
likely that he will die in the camps along with so many others.

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