Three Father Son Relationships

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There are 3 father and son relationships I am comparing. Elie and his father, Rabbi Eliahou and his son, and the man who stole bread and his son. I have to contrast them as well. Things have been pretty harsh for every one is the Holocaust, like these three father and sons. All three of them survived for a while but only Elie and his father made it out.

All three of them were at the same camp. They all had to run for many miles to the camp that they were going to but they couldn’t stay at the camp. Rabbi and the man who stole the bread had their sons betray them. Elie and his father had once felt like leaving his father behind in order to move on like Rabbi’s son did to him. Elie, his father, Meir, and his dad were on the same train.

Elie

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