He hums Zionist chants and discusses Palestine with them, and they all plan to leave Europe as soon as they are liberated. Eliezer befriends two Czech brothers named Yossi and Tibi. The only real hazard is Idek, the Kapo, who sometimes flies into violent rages. All he has to do is count bolts and bulbs in an electrical warehouse, and he gets his father transferred to his unit. After a medical examination, Eliezer is randomly put in the orchestra block and befriends some musicians, who tell him that he has been placed in a good unit. His assistant tries to get Eliezer's shoes by offering to put him and his father in the same unit, but Eliezer refuses, even after he offers an extra ration of food. The head of Eliezer's tent is a fat and predatory-looking German. Veteran prisoners tell them that Buna is a good camp and that they should try to avoid being placed in the building unit. As usual, the prisoners shower and are given new clothes. When Eliezer arrives at the camp, it seems empty. Eliezer explains that children are traded among homosexuals at the camp.
The leader of the camp and the head of Eliezer's tent both take a special interest in children and give them extra food. Chapter 4 "The camp looked as though it had suffered an epidemic"