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Loss Of Faith In Night By Elie Wiesel

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In the story “Night” by Elie Wiesel, he gives us his perspective on the holocaust. The holocaust was a horrible time for the Jews. Adolf Hitler hated them and treated them with so much cruelty. Most were separated from their families, and others would be praying to stay alive. During that time they had to keep a lot of faith in their God because if they didn't they would fall apart. Eliezer started out as a young man, strong and full of faith. Even though he was going through the worst he stayed strong. In the book he says, “During the day I studied the Talmud, and at night I ran to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple,” (pg.1). This shows that he was in love with religion, and he had strong faith. Towards the end of the

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