A night of death and dating

The sacrifice was "on behalf of" (Latin pro) the Emperor, not to the Emperor, since a living Emperor was not considered divine.Certificates were issued to those who satisfied the commissioners during the persecution of Christians under Decius.Night traces Eliezer’s psychological journey, as the Holocaust robs him of his faith in God and exposes him to the deepest inhumanity of which man is capable.Despite many tests of his humanity, however, Eliezer maintains his devotion to his father.Either as a concession to the Senate, or perhaps with the idea of improving public morality, Decius endeavoured to revive the separate office and authority of the censor.The choice was left to the Senate, who unanimously selected Valerian (the future emperor).He also directed horrific experiments on human subjects at the camp.Idek - Eliezer’s Kapo (a prisoner conscripted by the Nazis to police other prisoners) at the electrical equipment warehouse in Buna.

Known as the “Angel of Death,” Mengele’s words sentenced countless prisoners to death in the gas chambers.During his reign, he proceeded with several building projects in Rome, "including the Thermae Decianae or Baths of Decius on the Aventine", which was completed in 252 and survived through to the 16th century; Decius also repaired the Colosseum, which had been damaged by lightning strikes.In January 250, Decius is said to have issued one of the most remarkable Roman imperial edicts.Despite the fact that they also faced the cruelty of the Nazis, many Kapos were as cruel to the prisoners as the Germans. Rabbi Eliahou - A devout Jewish prisoner whose son abandons him in one of many instances in Night of a son behaving cruelly toward his father.Eliezer prays that he will never behave as Rabbi Eliahou’s son behaves.