Guards shoot those who fall behind; others are trampled underfoot by the crowd behind them. When they are finally allowed to rest, Eliezer and his father have to keep each other from falling asleep for dying in the snow. A man named Rabbi Eliahou comes around looking for his son, who was separated from him during the run. Eliezer realizes that the man's son had purposely run away from his burdensome and weak father. Eliezer prays to God for strength not to behave as callously towards his own father. When they reach Gleiwitz, the prisoners are so crowded into barracks that people are piled on top of each other. Eliezer finds himself lying on top of Juliek, who has miraculously transported his violin all the way there. In the middle of the night, Juliek plays Beethoven soulfully on his violin for an audience of dead and dying men. After three days, there was another selection; Eliezer creates a disturbance so that his father doesn't have to go to the crematory. The prisoners are then crammed into cattle wagons, a hundred per car. Inside the car, men are dying; Eliezer becomes indifferent to life and death. Eliezer's father looks almost dead; Eliezer has to prevent him from being thrown out of the car when the train
Guards shoot those who fall behind; others are trampled underfoot by the crowd behind them. When they are finally allowed to rest, Eliezer and his father have to keep each other from falling asleep for dying in the snow. A man named Rabbi Eliahou comes around looking for his son, who was separated from him during the run. Eliezer realizes that the man's son had purposely run away from his burdensome and weak father. Eliezer prays to God for strength not to behave as callously towards his own father. When they reach Gleiwitz, the prisoners are so crowded into barracks that people are piled on top of each other. Eliezer finds himself lying on top of Juliek, who has miraculously transported his violin all the way there. In the middle of the night, Juliek plays Beethoven soulfully on his violin for an audience of dead and dying men. After three days, there was another selection; Eliezer creates a disturbance so that his father doesn't have to go to the crematory. The prisoners are then crammed into cattle wagons, a hundred per car. Inside the car, men are dying; Eliezer becomes indifferent to life and death. Eliezer's father looks almost dead; Eliezer has to prevent him from being thrown out of the car when the train