... take part in hard labor throughout most of the imprisonment, they were subject to regular beatings, relegated to very minimal sustenance, and denied adequate medical care. Wiesel reflects on having a cup of coffee in the morning, a plate of soup in the afternoon, and a "ration" of bread at night on a ... offered double rations of bread or soup. Much more often, though, they were punished for their actions by being denied their bread or soup. Wiesel recounts multiple occasions of camp personnel coveting his gold tooth, before finally a Polish foreman bullied him into giving it up (p. 53...

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