Night Chapter 5

Yom Kippur is considered the holiest day of the year for the Jewish. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a day-long fast and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Fasting is to stop eating or drinking for a certain amount of time.

Why didn't Elie fast on Yom Kippur?

What two pieces of advice were Elie and the other Jews given in order to increase their chances of surviving the selection process? 

What two items did Elie's father give him (that Elie refers to as his inheritance)? 

What did Akiba Drumer ask of Elie and the other Jews when he was chosen for selection? 

• To say Kaddish for him in three days. 

• To take his food rations to his son. 

• To light a candle in his memory. 

• To work hard and stay the course.

What do you think Elie’s hospital neighbor means when he says, “Hitler’s...the only one who’s kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people”?

What is Elie's father worried about when they decide to evacuate?

What happened to the people who stayed in the infirmary?

• They were killed in the gas chamber.

• They were sent to another camp.

• They were liberated (freed) by the Russians.

• Most of them ended up starving to death.

Why was Buna being evacuated? Where were the prisoners going?