The Jewish year was ending. It was the last day, but to them it also meant something tragic. To them it meant the day that they could die, the last die of their lives, when they finally sink into the darkness of the night. Elie's innocence died that day and before him stood an afterlife of pain and suffering. Elie gave up all that he believed in even God. On the day of Yom Kippur Elie did not fast as an act of protest to God's betrayal. To make matters worse Elie wasn't even working in the same block as his father. They were separated for the first time since being forced out of his home
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| Jews going through selection |
. As a new year "gift" the Jews would go through another selection. Elie manages to pass but his father gets called up by Dr.doctor Mengele during their dinner. After being put through a big scare, they are reunited again and went back to work as if nothing ever happened.
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| Jews in the infirmary |
As winter arrived the work became more unbearable, Elie's foot began to swell from the cold. After it became too much for him to handle he went to the infirmary to get cured. At first, Elie feared that his foot might get amputated. If he was unable to work, he would surely get killed and leave his father to fend for himself. Elie was warned that the Russians were coming to attack and the camp had to be evacuated. In Elie's mind the sick would be killed in order to leave safely. He decided to escape and find his father even though his foot wasn't fully recovered.
The camp was evacuated by block numbers. Elie's block number was one of the last to go. After they cleaned their camp they marched out of Buna into the most difficult journey yet.
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| Jews leaving Buna |
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