Auschwitz’s ‘Muslims’ lost hope of survival at a specific threshold

Evidence

The Muslim was always waiting for something, as long as he was still conscious … later … he was convinced that his fate was sealed and that it must be so. For the most part, he did not believe in freedom and had no hope of surviving the camp” (Roman Grzyb in ibid. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1211

Categorization

• QUESTION: At what physical/psychological threshold does the loss of hope become irreversible, and is it cause or consequence of the physical decline?