After the Hungarian police barged into Sighet, Jews were not permitted to have any objects that held meaning to them. “A Jew no longer had the right to keep in his house gold, jewels, or any objects of value” (Wiesel, 8). Some Jews sold their beloved objects; others hid them, like Wiesel’s father. His father, Shlomo Wiesel, had no idea what was to come; no one did. He had hoped one day they would return to their home. Sadly, happy endings don’t always transpire. …show more content…
These cattle cars were packed with 80 people to a car. “There were so many of us, we could hardly breathe” (Wiesel, 22). The Jews were given some bread, and a few pails of water. The Gestapo made it clear that if one person were to escape, everyone was to be