In section four Elie and his father are still at Buna. While they are there they have to get medical examinations and dental examinations looking for any gold teeth. Afterward all of the prisoners are chosen by a kapo. Elie gets lucky and goes with his father, they both go to a kapo named Idek. For now and on Idek is there kapo as long as they remained at Buna. Idek has a very short temper and it is better for everyone to say out of his way and do what he says to do. Then all of the Jews are assigned to a certain block of work Elie and his father are put with a group of musicians and they all go to a  warehouse fixing electrical equipment. While working there in the warehouse Elie meets a French girl. Then Elie gets in Idek way and he gets in so much trouble they have tie him on his stomach and then they hit him he passes out half way then after its done he has no strength to get back up.

night

alexis cordova, adrian aguilar

period 4 english

ms.haro

chapter 5 summary

The jewish year was coming to an end. Everyone was waiting until the prayer. More jews came from every block they will go into submission. Ellie is mad at God he questions him because more jews and jews keep dying and suffering. more then ten thousand men in the blockalteste people were chanting blessed be gods name and ellie was geting mad because children were made to burn his mass graves. Ellie keep questioning God this time saying these men have not done nothing bad to deserve this. Ellie thout that evrything he did depended  on everybodies life depended on him. he felt that he was not strong he felt he was nothing but ashes. everybody in the end veryboy would wish each other a happy new years. Ellie and his father meet both very sad and ellie kisses his hand and feels a tear they are sent to bed. Ellie wated to show God that even locked in hell they were capable of singin his praises. Elie was willing to start a protest aganst him. Elie and his father were seperated they wen to diffrent kommandos. the old men were sang they were lucky t behere so ate because before it was worsert no food and blankets. his father ordered him to run not to walk because they both had to make it out alive. Some prisones were praying before inspection. his father was told to stay back with the weak both were very scared. his father was telling Elie to keep his spoon and nkife. so they were orderred to march. winter had arrivd and elie was working hard. in january elies leg was swelling he could hardly walk. so the doctors decide to operate him.there was a nother jew next to him saying he will not be able to live. the doctor was getting to the operation when elie gets scared. the operation turns out goo but elie cant feel his leg and is sared to ask the doctor why. tehey belived hitler ore then god because he cared for the jews. there was a march and elie wasent going to part of it becaus e of his leg. elie decides to do anythin his father does. next morning the camp did not look the same. they marched for blocks poor men dying

Night Section 5 Summary- Adrian Aguilar-4

Section 5 begins on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the last day of the Jewish year. The word last seems to spark interest in the other prisoners because it makes them wonder, what if it really was the last day of them being trapped, or maybe it would be the last day of their life. As the other prisoners pray, Elie decides to criticize God and all the bad that he has allowed to happen. "Why would I bless him? Because he caused thousands of children to burn in his mass graves?"(67) Elie has completely rebelled against God and has lost his faith because he cannot believe all the atrocities happening. This is completely ironic because in the beginning of the book Elie was a very religious teen who was eager to learn about Kabbalah. This just comes to show that his faith has died. Elie's rebellion is later demonstrated on the day of Yom Kippur. On this day, Jews usually fast, but Elie decides to eat anyway because his father told him to and because he thought it would be silly to fast when he has lost all hope in God. "And I nibbled on my crust of bread. Deep inside me, I felt a great void opening." (69)

A sign that hints at how you need to fast during Yom Kippur.

After the new year, there was another selection. Elie passed the test, but his father unknowingly did not. He was told to stay at the camp while the other healthy inmates worked. Before this, Elie's father gives him a knife and a spoon to keep and not to sell. Elie takes them and then reluctantly goes to work knowing he might never see his dad again. However, when he returned he found his father still alive because it had appeared that another selection had taken place and he passed that one. Unfortunately, Akiba the Drummer, did not pass. 

A selection that took place in Auschwitz. The healthy men survived, but women, children, and weak men were sent to
be burned.

As winter begins, the workers have to work in the snow. One day while working, Elie's foot swells up and he is sent to the infirmary where the doctor tells him surgery will have to take place if he wants to walk again. The idea of surgery frightens Elie, but he didn't want to risk death for being weak. As Elie spends time in the infirmary, rumors about the Russian army coming spread around the camp. After a successful surgery Elie is released from the infirmary and is unsure whether to stay with the sick or evacuate with the rest of the camp. He decides to go with his father and the others by evacuating. Little did Elie know at the time that those who stayed in the infirmary were liberated by the Russians a couple of days after.

An example of some inmates in an infirmary. 

A song dedicated to those who died during the Holocaust

Section 5 Summary, The Loss of Faith, Alfredo Arroyo-1 and Alondra Tamayo-3

 Section 5 of “Night” starts off with the end of the Jewish year, Rosh Hashanah, where all the Jews of the camp gather to worship their God in a service. Many worship God the last day of the year and for some their last day of life. At this point anger strikes Elie, he asks “Why but why would I bless him? Because he caused thousands of children to burn in his mass graves?”(67). This quote demonstrates his rage that he has toward his God. Elie blames him for his family’s separation and others deaths. I believe that Elie does not neglect his existence, I believe that he no longer believes in a purpose to worship him. This is later demonstrated when he decides not to fast for the holiday, not because he did not believe in it, because he wanted to rebel and show man was greater.

A few days after the New Year selection commence. Elie was no longer with his father and he now worked in the construction site. The other prisoners would usually taunt him and others Jews about all they were going to have to survive. During the selection the Blockalteste suggest they run when being tested. When it is Elie’s turn he manages to sprint through the selection and pass, unfortunately his father does not pass.

This is one of the ways prisoners were forced to die if they  failed the selection.
This is why he did not want his father to fail the selection.

 Elie’s father tells Elie there is another selection test and he gives Elie his spoon and knife. After a day of worrying Elie finds his father passed the selection and he gives his father back his utensils. However not everyone managed to pass the selections, Akiba Drumer lost his life in the selection after he lost his faith. Later during the start of January Elie’s foot becomes inflated and must be operated. He results okay, but must remain on break for two weeks in the hospital. It is not bad, they get fed a little more and get a break from work, however before Elie is fully rested the Russians approach the camp.

This is a picture of the infirmary at the camp.
It was just the basics of any hospitals or infirmary. 

 The officers of the camp decide to evacuate the prisoners and leave the sick behind. Elie then has to decide to march in his foot or stay in the camp. He decides to go with his father and in the afternoon the march starts. 

This is a picture of the march towards the new camp and chapter.
It was organized to avoid the Russian army.

Jackiee Salinas Per 2 Section 5 Death or Life your choice?

Death or life? Your choice? This was the big question in section 5 of night. Elie decides for himself. In this section he didn’t want to leave his father alone during the holocaust. He shows this throughout the whole book. In the back of his mind he knew that one of them will not be able to survive. Elie thought this was the time. One day he was working. He could not stand on his leg finally he decided to go to the infirmary. The doctor had said that if he had come later his leg would have been amputated. They decided to operate on him during the time he had to rest, there was an evacuation taking place. He did not know what was going to happen to him nor his father. They could both stay in the infirmary, but they didn’t know if it was life or death. So they decided to evacuate with the rest. Elie could no longer feel his leg sooner or later it could be amputated I guess you have to wait for the next chapter to find out. Until next time. J

Section 5 Summary, To Believe or Not To Believe. Alissa Velasquez & Daisy Tello Period:3

Prisoner Jews praying for Rosh Hashanah

    Chapter 5 begun with the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Despite the cruel conditions, prisoner Jews still gather around to pray. However Eliezer did not. His faith in God has vanished since he'd been exposed to this harsh genocide. He no longer  felt the need to worship and fast for Yim Kippur in honor of God because God had done nothing to help his situation. His father didn't want him to fast either for the sake of his health but he still felt some guilt after his meals. 

Utensils used during the Holocaust 

     Selection had come. Eliezer was given advice to run as fast as he can so he isn't marked as weak. He passed selection even with his injured foot and afterward found out that his dad had passed as well. However, when the day for the those who did not pass selection were to be executed, Eliezer's father was told to stay behind as well. In fear of being on the selection list, Eliezer's father handed Eliezer  all his valuables including his knife and spoon. Though it was not in Eliezer's desire to take the utensils and wanted to believe losing his father was inevitable he knew there was a possibility and took the silverware. Fortunately his dad took them back at the end of the day because he was safe.

Hospital in Concentration Camp

     During winter, Eliezer's foot starts to hurt with the cold. He pays a visit to the doctor's and it turns out he'll need to have it amputated or get an operation. He starts to get comfortable in the better conditions of the hospital but his bed neighbor warns him he shouldn't get so used to being disabled. When the next selection roles around all in the hospital will be executed according to the neighbor. But then  again  his neighbor could just be trying to get him out of the hospital...

night section 5, Betsy Garcia Sarah Carbajal-2

                                                        Death Around Every Corner

The Jewish new year approaches and this causes Elie to question his survival. Its the last day of the Jewish year and he wonders if it will actually be his last day on earth. He is angry at god because he allows such suffering to happen in the world. " Why would I bless him? Because he caused thousands of children to burn in his mass graves?" (67) He doesn't believe a god that kills innocent people deserves to be praised. He begins to rebel against all he has ever believed in. On the day of Yom Kipper he decides not to fast. He does this in order to rebel against god and because his father asks him not to. After New Year there is another selection and Elie and his father are separated. Elie is sent to work in construction detail and his father stays behind. His father gives him his spoon and knife because he does not believe he will pass the next selection. When Elie returns from work he sees that his father did pass the selection but Akiba Drumer did not pass. Winter had started and the prisoners had to suffer through the harsh climate of the winter storms. Elie's foot began to swell and he had to go to the infirmary. The doctor says that he has to have emergency surgery. He liked being in the infirmary because there was more bread and he lived in better conditions but he was still worried about his father and selections. Elie's neighbor told him that there are also selections in the infirmary. He told Elie that he should leave as soon as he could walk because the weak and the useless were executed. Elie did not know if he should believe the man. Ever since he had been a prisoner he had seen so much darkness and hatred that he did not know whether or not to believe the man. He could take the chance the chance that he was telling the truth. One day he heard that they were evacuating the camp. He had to decide to go with his father or stay in the infirmary. He did not want to be separated by his father but he also didn't want to die. He decided to go with his father. Although, Elie's father hoped that they didn't regret evacuating the camp.

.Elie didn't have to leave the infirmary. The doctor had offered to allow him and his father to stay behind but Elie did not. He didn't stay because there was rumors that they were going to blow up the camp in order to hide all evidence and kill all the left over prisoners. Elie wanted to save him and his father. He later found out that the people left in the infirmary were  freed by the liberating army

These prisoners were getting ready to be evacuated from the camp.  Elie and his father were among these prisoners. Elie and his father hoped that they wouldn't regret this because Elie's foot was not fully recovered. If Elie's foot got worst they would have to amputate it and then he would be useless to the camp. That would put him at risk for execution.

Elie saw this throughout his life in concentration camps. He had lost his faith in god.  His rebellion was fueled by these images in his head. A young boy of sixteen had seen what grown men should never see in there life time. He hated the thought of praising a god that would hurt innocent people.