The first chapter details the feelings of the Jewish
community in Sighet. It appears that they fill themselves in false optimism, choosing to
ignore the very real threat that faces them as a community. Even when Hungary is
invaded, and they receive news of how the Jews in Budapest were being mistreated, they
choose to ignore the very real danger quickly:
The news spread through Sighet like wildfire.
Soon that was all people talked about. But not for long. Optimism soon revived: The
Germans will not come this far. They will stay in Budapest. For strategic reasons, for
political reasons ...
Note
how the last sentence indicates the way that the Jews were intentionally choosing to
ignore the threat, making up excuses to imagine their quiet lives continuing untroubled.
However, in spite of this false hope, the German Army enters Sighet in three
days.
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