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Pre-War Sighet Visual Essay
Enrich your reading of Night with photos depicting daily life in Elie Wiesel's hometown.
















Students at Kheyder
Students sitting at a traditional Jewish religious school, or kheyder, in 1920s Sighet.
Members of Sighet’s Jewish Community
A group photo in front of Sighet’s synagogue, ca. 1930–1939.
Leaders of Sighet’s Jewish Community
Leaders of the Jewish community in Sighet, including Mr. Hershkovich, Mr. Klein, Mr. Yacobovich, and Mr. Jahan, ca. 1928–1930.
Yosef Meir Weiss
Portrait of Yosef Meir Weiss, the Spinka rebbe from Sighet, 1906.
Sighet Soccer Club
The members of Sighet Soccer Club pose for a group photo.
Weaving Workshop at a Yeshiva
Students in a weaving workshop at a yeshiva, or rabbinical academy, in Sighet before the war.
Sighet before World War II
An image of the main market square in the Transylvanian town of Sighet, Romania, taken before World War II.
Pre-War Jewish Family
A Jewish family, possibly in Sighet, taken before the beginning of World War II, ca. 1930–1940.
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