Moshe gets taken by Germans, gets beaten, and escapes
The Germans take over the Jewish quarter; everyone is scared
The Germans turn the Jewish quarter in to a Jewish ghetto
The town calls a meeting, saying they have to pack for long journey to concentration camp
Jews forced to run to get to wagons with 40 pound packs on their backs
Finally reach wagon after three days without food and water. Get into wagons and Elizer gets seperated from mom and sisters
While they're in the wagon crazy lady keeps screaming "FIRE!" The Jews think she's crazy and beat her. They see that she was right. The see the German furnaces
They finally reach concentration camp. Have to wear bright orange jumpsuits
They are forced to work and get beaten every day
They also only get tiny rations of bread and soup
The Jews silently celebrate the New Year
The Jews have to go through a physical. Elizer passes, but his dad does not. The people who pass lve, the people who don't pass die. Elizer's dad sneeks over to the 'live' group.
Americans bomb camp. One person dies; it's a Jew
The Germans start to hang misbehaving Jews
The Americans attack camp; forced to leave
They run away from Americans NONSTOP for 40 miles. It took TWO whole months
FINALLY stop in abandoned village, where Elizer's dad dies.
Wait for people to save them in the harsh winter
Winter FINALLY stops
Americans find them and they rescue the Jews
Germans that kept them died by Americans and Elizer finally, after all those years, experiences freedom