During the walk everyone would have to keep up the pace, not get sick, and could not rest. I watched many people become ill during the walk and they were immediately shot. My sister was in the death walk and became sick. Seeing her get shot gave me nightmares for weeks.
After our long strenuous walk we reached Auschwitz. Auschwitz was the same as any other Nazi concentration camp. Jews lived in terrible conditions and everyone was clueless to the reasoning they were there. I still question why the Nazis took us all away from our homes.
Auschwitz was dark and it seemed as if no sunlight could break through the clouds to reach in. There was a set of tracks that stood out front of the complex but we are not allowed to use them. We were all forced to cut our hair off and wear clothing like prisoners. The colors of the clothes were black and white and gave no sign of happiness. Big scary guards stood all around so there was complete surveillance of the place. There was no escape route for any of the prisoners. The guards were ordered to watch our every move and make sure that we kept on