He lied so he could stay together with his father and not be sent directly to the gas chambers. Note* his book mentions nothing of the Gas chambers....which is suspicious...90% of people who passed through Auschwitz claim there were gassing chambers and that they did NOT burn people alive as Elie Wiesel claimed...
In Elie Wiesel's book "Night," the Polish prisoner in charge of the block advised Elie to lie about his age and occupation to avoid selection for death in the concentration camp. He also warned Elie about the importance of staying strong and holding onto hope in order to survive the horrors they were facing.
Kids under 15 were considered too young to work and were sent to the gas chambers. Yet Elie makes no mention in his book and just says people were burned alive. Which did not happen. There are too many testimonies stating there was gassing. This along with many other things are what hurt Elie Wiesel's credibility.
elie wiesel was fifteen when he first got to the camp and as dr. Mengela directed the Jews as to wich way to go left or right...left being to the showers where most women who wouldn't leave their children went to and all the kids that were too young to work went to to be killed by gas and right was where they sent the people to go to work at and elie wiesel heard from someone to lie about his age so he told dr. Mengela and the generals that he was eigteen and that he worked on a farm with his father and so they sent elie to work and that's how he survived and how old he was
The pole in charge of Elie's group advises him to lie about his age in order to appear older and stronger during the selection process at Auschwitz. He tells Elie that being seen as younger or weaker could result in being sent to the gas chambers.
In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, the Jews at Kaschau are told to lie about their ages and occupations to avoid being selected for labor or execution. They are also told to appear healthy and strong to increase their chances of survival.
he feels bad for the man that he hasn't seen his family in a very long time and therefore, Elie knows that if he tells stein the truth (his family is dead) that stein will kill himself. Elie wants to keep stein alive.
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.
Ellie told him that she was too busy to go out with him when she was actually going out with someone else.
The story of Moishe the Beadle in "Night" by Elie Wiesel serves as an example of foreshadowing because Moishe's account of his escape from a massacre and his warning about the impending danger to the Jews in Sighet foreshadows the horrors of the Holocaust that Elie and his community will later face. Moishe's experiences forewarn of the atrocities and genocide that lie ahead for the Jewish population, setting the stage for the tragic events to come in the narrative.
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First Moshe the Beadle is deported and escapes to tell the story of what the Germans did to him and the others but no one listens. Also when they are in the train Madame Schacter screams saying that she sees a fire outside the car.
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