What happen to Elie's family when they first arrived at the concentration camp?

Answer 1

When Elie and his family first arrived at the concentration camp, the men were told to line up in one line and the women in the other. The women were taken somewhere else at the camp, and the men went to an area of the camp near the crematorium. There, the went through selection and the boys too young to work and the men too old to work were taken to the crematorium, and well, i think you know what happened to them. The survivors of the selection were then taken to barracks where inmates tattooed numbers on the arms of the new arrivals. This is how the inmates were kept track of. If you would like to learn more, read the book Night by Elie Wiesel.

-G.A.

Answer 2

When Elie's family first arrived at the concentration camp, they were separated by gender. Elie and his father were sent to the same barracks, while his mother and sister were taken in a different direction. Unfortunately, Elie's mother and sister were immediately sent to the gas chamber upon arrival.