Once his train reached Poland, he and the other Jews were ordered off by the Gestapo. They were then taken to a forest where they were systematically murdered, men, women, and children. Moshe managed to escape by pretending to be dead.

Why is Moshe the Beadle able to escape?

Moshe escaped because he had been mistaken for dead, although he was just wounded. He said he returned to tell the Jews to prepare themselves before it was too late.

What significant event happened to Moishe and how did he escape?

In the first chapter, Moshe is expelled from his home in Sighet, because he is a Jewish foreigner, before the majority of people in the town. He escapes by being mistaken as dead due to a severe leg injury.