Why Did The Three Men Survive The Holocaust

During The Holocaust, millions of people were rushed into camps to either work to death or be killed instantly. During that horrible time, many passed on. Three men: Elie Wiesel, Wladyslaw Szpilman, and Jack van der Geest, raised heck to survive the murderous times. They lied, stole, hid and much more to get away from the camps. This is how each one of the strong men survived the worst event known in Jew history. The first man who overcame all the bad thing in the holocaust, is Elie Wiesel. Wiesel, first of all, lied to the Germans to survive, proven in his autobiography Night. For example, he was told “No. You’re eighteen.” (Wiesel, 30) Wiesel obeyed the prisoner and told the Doctor he was eighteen and a farmer, which he was neither. The advice given to Wiesel had worked. Him and his dad was allowed into the camp with no further exception. In addition to lying, he also was constantly with his father. During their time at the camp, they were put on a death march.

Szpilman was less violent of the three to survive The Holocaust as the movie The Pianist shows. For example, a KAPO ( a Jew policeman working for the Nazis) saves him. He was in a group of people heading to a camp called ‘Treblinka’ and the KAPO pulls him out of the group, advising him to not go with the group (The Pianist, 00:36:12 - 00:47:00). The Kapo knew about Szpilman’s work and wanted him to survive. In addition, he plays dead in the street. He did it to be able to hide and get away from the Germans, who eventually bomb his apartment hiding spot. Szpilman then has to run to get away from the Nazis. He hurt himself getting away. This is where he was helped by another kind heart. A German officer finds him and notices who he is and helps him by giving him food and the officer gives Spilman his coat. The officer knew that Spliman was a pianist, and had admired his work. Spilman was very lucky to find all the people to help