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Elie and his family lived in Sighet, a Transylvanian village that belonged then to Hungary.
Night by Elie Wiesel 2008
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Born in Sighet, Romania in 1922, Cecillia was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 where her parents and many siblings were murdered.
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Born in Sighet, Romania in 1922, Cecillia was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 where her parents and many siblings were murdered.
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The Jews of Sighet were left in peace until late in the war, when Germany invaded Hungary.
Night by Elie Wiesel 2008
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Born in Sighet, Romania in 1922, Cecillia was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 where her parents and many siblings were murdered.
Personal Information for Cecillia Etkin Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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Perl, an obstetrician in Sighet before the German occupation of Hungary, was ordered to establish a ghetto hospital.
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It was a love affair that had begun when she was just a little girl, living in the small Romanian town of Sighet.
Michael Pertnoy and Michael Kleiman: The Last Survivor: Rebirth 2009
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Led by disciples of the Baal Shem-Tov, Hasidism's pioneering leader, these Jews coalesced into Hasidic "courts" (hoyfn) centered around rabbinic dynasties residing in Szatmár, Vizhnitz, Munkács, Sighet, Sadagora, and Shpinka (Sapinta).
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Born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania, now a part of Romania, Wiesel was 15 when he and his family were deported by Nazis to Auschwitz, where his mother and younger sister perished, but his two older sisters survived.
From On High 2005
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Born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania, Wiesel was 15 when he and his family were deported by Nazis to Auschwitz.
From On High 2005
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