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Night Chapter 6 Rabbi Eliahou

1. On page 67, Elie states “My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done.” What has Rabbi Eliahou’s son done?

2. Do you think the grief of the physical loss (death) of his son or the psychological/emotional loss (abandonment) would be harder on a father?

3. The Character Foil: record three character features for both Elie and Rabbi Eliahou’s son below.

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Elie Rabbi Eliahou’s Son

Night Chapter 6 Rabbi Eliahou

1. On page 67, Elie states “My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done.” What has Rabbi Eliahou’s son done?

2. Do you think the grief of the physical loss (death) of his son or the psychological/emotional loss (abandonment) would be harder on a father?

3. The Character Foil: record three character features for both Elie and Rabbi Eliahou’s son below.

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Elie Rabbi Eliahou’s Son

Chapter 6 & 7 – The Brutality among Jews

I. Place the following brutal events on the continuum below according to the “understandability” of each situation.

1. Rabbi Eliahou’s Son Abandoning from His Father [66-67]

2. Elie’s Encounter with the “Invisible Assassin” [68-69]

3. Bread & Violence of a Father and Son [73-74]

4. Elie’s Nameless Strangler [74]

Least Understandable Most Understandable

II. What has led these people to such horrific behavior?

III. A Classic Psychological Debate: Nature vs. Nurture

Chapter 6 & 7 – The Brutality among Jews

I. Place the following brutal events on the continuum below according to the “understandability” of each situation.

1. Rabbi Eliahou’s Son Abandoning from His Father [66-67]

2. Elie’s Encounter with the “Invisible Assassin” [68-69]

3. Bread & Violence of a Father and Son [73-74]

4. Elie’s Nameless Strangler [74]

Least Understandable Most Understandable

II. What has led these people to such horrific behavior?

III. A Classic Psychological Debate: Nature vs. Nurture

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