Night Places

Sighet

Little town in Transylvania where Elie and his family live before they are deported to the concentration camps.

Gleiwitz

The camp the prisoners reach during the winter march.

Buchenwald

The concentration camp where Elie's father dies. A Jewish resistance takes control of the camp.

Auschwitz

The first concentration camp to which the Jews of Sighet are taken. Elie and his father spend three weeks there before being relocated

Birkenau

The reception center for Auschwitz. Elie and his father are separated from the female members of the family. Elie's mother and youngest sister are exterminated

Buna

The second concentration camp where Elie and his father are taken to, where they face the hardest labor and abuse

Paris

Where Elie later meets the French Women