Pg. 85-96

In this section, the prisoners were transferred to Gleiwitz to escape the Russian liberators. They had to run nonstop from their old camp to Gleiwitz and if they were to take a break, they would be shot. They got a short rest in Gleiwitz. Three days only. In those three days, Elie's friend Juliek played his violin for an audience of dead and dying people... the prisoners.

Juliek died from the cold, along with many other prisoners. Another selection was to take place. Those who could walk well were sent to the right, the weak were sent to the left. Elie's father was sent to the left, and Elie ran after him. An SS officer yelled for him to come back, but he made a diversion so that he, his father, and a few others that had been sent to the left could make their way over to the right side.

After the third day, they were moved again, this time, the SS were tired so they were allowed to walk instead of run. They then had to wait for a cargo train to arrive, and were given rations of bread. They weren't allowed to bend down, so they used their spoons to take snow off of their neighbors' backs and eat it to quench their thirst. For some reason, this action greatly amusid the SS officers.