Study Guide

Night Characters

By Elie Wiesel

When the book begins, Eliezer is essentially a child—very innocent. He’s also a...

At the beginning of the book, Eliezer’s father is a respected Jewish community leader in...

A poor, foreign Jew who lives in the town of Sighet, Moishe the Beadle is a teacher. A...

Mrs. Schächter, like Moishe, is another prophet-like character. She is a middle-aged woman...

Stein, Eliezer’s cousin by marriage, wants nothing more than news of his family. Eliezer...

Idek is in charge of Eliezer’s work unit at Buna. He has the reputation of occasionally...

Franek is Eliezer’s foreman at Buna, a selfish man who wants Eliezer’s gold crown and...

Rabbi Eliahu is the rabbi of a small Polish community, beloved and kind. He retains his holiness,...

Juliek is a young man from Warsaw who played the violin in the Buna band, which is where Eliezer...