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Sighet is Ellie Wiesel's home in the story, and it is described similarly to a Shtetl. The depictions of a close community with citizens knowing their neighbors very well, as well as a Jewish Council that helped govern the town, and even the strong religious focus of Ellie, are all indicators that Sighet was very similar to a Shtetl. This was the nature of Ellie's close relationship with those in his town. He was born into a community with a strong cultural identity and much commonality, and this helped him have close relationships with the other citizens of Sighet.

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"Annihilate an entire people? Wipe out a population dispersed throughout so many nations? So many millions of people! By what means?"

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We see  Elie talk about in the beginning of the book about the condition of the war. Elie talks about that it would be impossible for Hitler to wipe out all the Jews. Elie uses the word "people" instead of race. His choice of wording shows how even though the Jewish population was very spread out, as he also states, they were very closely related and felt as one throughout the world.

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Tevye was one of the most popular of Sholem's stories. The stories follow Tevye who is a typical Jewish Dairyman. Tevye quotes verses out of the Torah and sometimes messes them up for comedic relief. He was widely known and loved in the Jewish community and had film adaptations made for the story.
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Picture of Topol as Tevye in the 1971 film adaptation "Fiddler on the Roof'

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Sholem was a Jewish writer, his name translated to " Peace be with you" in Hebrew. that wrote novels. plays, letters, and monologues. But he was most famous for his fictional confessions and stories. All of his pieces were voiced from the perspective of an everyday Jewish person from eastern Europe. His main focus was to connect Jewish people all around the world with stories and comedy that they could all relate to.

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Through literature, art, and religion the Jewish community was very close knit as a people. They viewed each other with respect and felt a deep connection with the rest of their religion and people.

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Each Shtetl generally consisted of a tight community with a unique culture. Shtetls were bustling market towns that contained unpaved roads and wooden buildings. The Kahal was a council that generally governed over the affairs of each community, meaning that most local matters were settled internally. The scholars (Which Ellie aspired to be) were an elite class in society, and the workforce was comprised of men and women. The fact that Shtetls were market towns meant that they often traded with other Shtetls, allowing their bonds to become far reaching roots.

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Jewish Sense of Community depicted in media

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Jewish Sense of Community depicted in media

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Sense of Community in Night connected to Shtetls and Greater Community

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Sense of Community in Night connected to Shtetls and Greater Community

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Overall, the nature of Ellie's connection with other Jewish people was multi faceted, as it encompassed both a strong local community, and a broader sense of identity shared by all Jewish people.

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Marc Chagall was a
French -Jewish Artist who's main works were painted. Marc was famous for many biblical references in his paintings and some pieces made of stain glass. He also painted a few representing Jewish people and their culture. A few examples are his pieces The Rabbi of Vitebsk made in 1914, and Jew in Green also made in 1914. His famous piece of I and the Village captures the image of himself looking on at a small Jewish town square. You can see two small children playing and you see images of livestock in the painting as well. The painting really represents the calm and joy of the small Jewish towns and he tried to spread these feeling to whoever viewed his work

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Shtetls were small jewish towns with rich culture. As jewish citizens of Eastern Europe faced constant oppression as they had been emancipated only 200 years prior. This resulted in the Jewish remaining isolated from other communities, while forming much stronger bonds with their own. This isolation from other cultures led to a strong cultural independence and a strong sense of unity among the Jewish of Eastern Europe. This community was shaped by the pressure of the outside world, and fortified through commonality.

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What was the nature of the community that Ellie was a member of in Night

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What was the nature of the community that Ellie was a member of in Night