He finds Eliezer and his father at Auschwitz and is desperate to hear news of his family. Eliezer lies and tells him his family is doing fine, which keeps him alive for awhile. A Polish violin player in the musician's block at Buna. He later reappears at Gleiwitz when Eliezer discovers that he is lying on top of him in the incredibly crowded barracks. He plays Beethoven soulfully in the night. The Polish foreman of the musician's block at Buna.
He gets Eliezer's father to work in the same block as Eliezer, but he later forces Eliezer to give him his gold crown by repeatedly beating his father. Czech brothers who Eliezer befriends in the musician's block at Buna. Together they all sing Hasidic melodies, talk about Palestine, and plan to emigrate from Europe when freed. A German Jew who is head of the musician's block at Buna. He is very kindly and tries to give his charges extra soup whenever he can. The Kapo of the musician's block at Buna.
He is prone to flying into violent rages at other prisoners. Eliezer catches him having sex with a young Polish girl, and Idek retaliates by having Eliezer lashed twenty-five times. A fellow prisoner at Auschwitz and Buna, Akiba Drumer is a deeply devout mystic with a beautiful baritone voice. He loses his faith at Buna and, simultaneously, his will to live.
He is sent to the crematories after the selection at Buna. A young man who had worked with Eliezer in the warehouse at Buna. Eliezer later sees him in the run to Gleiwitz. Zalman has a stomach cramp, and when he tries to stop to go to the bathroom, he is trampled underfoot by the crowd behind him.
Tibi and Yosi are Zionists. Along with Eliezer, they make a plan to move to Palestine after the war. When he arrives at Auschwitz, Eliezer encounters the historically infamous Dr. He also directed horrific experiments on human subjects at the camp. Despite the fact that they also faced the cruelty of the Nazis, many Kapos were as cruel to the prisoners as the Germans.
During moments of insane rage, Idek beats Eliezer. A devout Jewish prisoner whose son abandons him in one of many instances in Night of a son behaving cruelly toward his father. Trying to bolster his spirit, Eliezer lies to Stein and tells him that his family is still alive and healthy. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
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These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Advertisement Advertisement. The Hospitalized Hungarian Jew A ghastly patient wracked by dysentery and certain that he will not pass the next selection, he lies in the bed next to Elie's and believes that Hitler will keep his promise to annihilate all Jews before the war ends.
The Jewish Doctor Elie's Jewish physician treats him gently, relieves the swelling in his foot, and promises complete recovery in two weeks. Zalman A worker in the electrical warehouse whose immersion in the Talmud helps him escape reality; he cringes with intestinal cramps on the flight from Buna and sinks down to relieve his bowels. Elie assumes that Zalman is trampled by the inmates rather than shot by the SS. Rabbi Eliahou An aged Polish holy man, like one of the biblical prophets, Rabbi Eliahou maintains a sweet expression and a comforting ministry among others in the camps.
Eliahou's Son A disloyal young man, Eliahou's son terrifies Elie by his behavior. Rushing farther ahead than Rabbi Eliahou can manage, the son soon distances himself from the weakening old man, whose stumbling steps threaten to get them both shot as stragglers. Meir A ravenous son who kills his father for a crust of bread. Meir dies when others attack him and grab the stolen bread.
When an unidentified attacker tries to strangle Elie, his father calls on Meir Katz for help. Meir loses hope on the train ride to Gleiwitz when he recalls his son's selection for the crematories. Mengele is armed with a military baton and wears a monocle as he conducts the methodical selection and selects all those too weak to work. Idek The crazed Kapo of the Buna warehouse, Idek appears to have no control over fits of violence. The Dentist from Czechoslovakia A predator who is hanged for enriching himself by collecting gold teeth, the Czech dentist tries to talk Elie out of his gold crown.
The Dentist from Warsaw A pawn of Franek, the Polish dentist pulls Elie's crown in the lavatory using a rusty spoon as an extractor. Previous About Night. Next Foreword.
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