It was the last day of the Jewish year, Rosh Hashanah.
He starts to question again. He question how he is still alive, and when will
his last day be. He feels that everyday can be his last day. He is mad at God
for all this suffering and why haven't he done anything to save them. He thinks
that he should not be praised. Then, the Jews go on a fast, Elie rebels and
eats his ration of bread with his father. After the Jewish new years, another
selection was announced. Elie was separated from his father to work in the
building factory. He worries that his father might not pass the selection and
he prays for him. On the day of the selection Elie's father gives Elie his
knife and spoon, as his inheritance. The next day, a miracle happened when he
returned from work, they have survived the selection.
Winter has arrived and it has started snowing. The
prisoners had changed into slightly thicker clothes and start to suffer the
winter season. Elie's foot starts to swell up due to the cold. He goes to the infirmary
to get it checked. The doctor says that he might need an operation, and might
not be able to use his foot. A few days later, he was told that he didn’t need
an operation after all and it was only infected & will heal in a few days. He
was told that he will be up and running in two weeks. Rumors has been spreading
that the Russians were approaching and there might be an evacuation. The next
day, Elie's father came in and asked if he was strong enough to go on the
journey. Elie packed up and got as much bread and clothes as he can and tried
to find a piece cloth for his foot. At nightfall, in the middle of a snowstorm,
they began their evacuation of Buna.
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| The Infirmary |
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| Marching in Ranks |
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| Inside the Blocks |
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