In section 3, the Jews arrived at Birkenau, where they were practically seperated from their families. Men were sent to the left while women were sent to the right. Although Elie was seperated from his mom, he was somewhat relieved that his dad was still by his side. Elie held on to his father very tight so that he wouln't lose him. An inmate in the camp made Elie and his father lie about their age, to survive and not be killed. Elie was now 18 and his dad was now 40. The Jews marched tom the crematoria, where Elie witnessed babies being burned and killed. Elie was horrified and scared once he witnessed this. Elie, his father, and all the other Jews were later moved to the barracks, where they were forced to strip off their clothes or get naked, and the SS officers also shaved the Jews heads. Here Elie's dad was slapped for wanting to go to the restroom. After this they moved into Auschwitz, where there Elie became A-7713. That was now his new name, he even had it tattoed. In Auschwitz they meet Stein, their relative, he asked Elie if he knew anything about his family. Elie lied and said his family was fine, to give Stein hope, but one day they never heard about Stein again. At lasts, Elie and his father were moved to Buna, a differnt part of Auschwitz.
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