What is the summary of the first chapter?

In Chapter One, Elie Wiesel reveals much about himself in his description and judgment of others. Though his father insists he is too young as a twelve-year-old to study the cabbala, Elie seeks out Moché the Beadle for guidance in the study of Jewish mysticism. Elie disappointedly observes the passive naïveté of the adults in his village as the anti-Semitism in the area grows, insisting his father move the family to Palestine before it’s too late. He also notes the villagers’ casual dismissal of Moché’s warnings after surviving the ambush as indicative of his people’s penchant and history for not heeding the cautionary prophecy of those around them. Elie turns to Jewish mysticism to try to reconcile and interpret the romanticism of Judaism against the backdrop of anti-Semetism and genocide prevalent in the history of the Hebrew people. This internal struggle within Elie begins the theme of the viability of faith versus the power of gross evil that continues throughout the entirety of the book.