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Moshe returns from his deportion
Moshe the beatle returns with stories of his experience, that no one believes. -
the jews were taken from the ghettos
they were removed from the ghettos and placed in trains. (80 to each car) -
last day of Passover
the police burts into the homes of Elie's jewish community. they set new laws and made them wear yellow stars. -
the jews discover a tall chimney
the crematorium has flames coming out of the chimney -
they arive in Auschwitz
the train stops at the concentration camp of Auschwitz -
Dr. Mengele
elie meets dr.mengele -
gone forever
this is the last time elie will see his mother and tzipora -
prayer of the dead
after ariving in the camp, scared of the unknown they recite the prayer of the dead -
Leaving Auschwitz
Elie and his father had spent 3 weeks in the camp -
Buna
Elie and his father arive at the next camp -
Elie visits the dentist
elie post-pons the tooth pulling by lying to the dentist -
first sign of fire
madame Schachter yells about the car that she sees a fire -
the tooth gets pulled
the tooth is given to Franek, for Elie's fathers sake -
an air raid at Buna occurs
the guards are scared/worried they might get bombed -
the first hanging
elie witnessed his first exicution of a young boy from warsaw -
Rosh Hashana
the camp gathers for prayers -
elie has started to feel completly betrayed by god
he doesnt see a point in worshiping or praying anymore -
an almost death of a loved one
his father didnt pass the first selection and is sent tto another examination and tries to give elie an inheritance -
elie dreams of a better world
without a bell and with bed sheets and more soup -
Leaving Gleiwitz
they were only there for 3 days. now they headed to Buchenwald -
Evacuate
elie is in the clinic for his foot and hears of the evacuation. him and his father decide to leave after a hint from someone saying everyone left would be shot immediatly -
knews of liberation
the knews of this strucks them. what if they would have stayed? -
on the marches an idea clouds elie's mind
the idea of death. how he could give up so easily. his fathers presence keeps him from carrying it out. -
Gleiwitz
the next camp the prisoners walked to after Buna -
elie hears a familiar voice
juliek, a jew who played the violin in the band a Buna. Elie tries to help him from getting trampled -
another train
100 men started out on the train and when arriving only 12 made it out -
down to one
elies father catches dysentary, and dies -
death marches from buchenwald
elie is scheduled to be one of the last groups to leave -
liberation of buchenwald
the remaining prisoners take control of the camp -
last day
elie leaves Buchenwald. he states he hadnt seen himself in a mirror since the ghettos and he barely recognizes himself when he found himself looking in one for the first time after liberation