Elie's father is initially upset when he learns that his name has been written down during the selection process at Auschwitz because it means he has been selected for work. However, he decides to lie about his age to remain with Elie and to protect him.
His father dies when they are in Glewitz.
He did not want him to die
he called out elies name
He thought he was going to be killed
Dimitris KOLLATOS has written: 'O i Elies'
dynestery-thrist, starvation, etc,...
Pere Elies i Busqueta has written: 'Escala de febres' 'Un literat de gran volada' 'Canigo' 'Enfilall de sonets'
Chlomo Wiesel
Ele's father was struck for asking wher te oilets wher.
He either died from dysentary or was incinerated while he was very close to dying from it.
It showed how relationships were strained during that time and how you had to remember what was important to you.
Elie's father had to inform the people of the ghetto communities that all the Jews were going to be deported.