Faith

Many of the people condemned to these concentration camps began to question their God.

"Man comes closer to God through the question he asks Him. Therein lies true dialogue. Man asks and God replies. But we don't understand His replies. We cannot understand them. Because they dwell in the depths of our souls and remain there until we die. The real answers you will find only within yourself" (Wiesel 5).

Throughout the Holocaust, many lost their faith. They were questioning why God would allow such things to happen and why he hasn't helped them to get out of this horrible situation.

"Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mas graves? Because He kept six crematoria working day and night, including Sabbath and the Holy Days? Because in His great might, He had created Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, and so many other factories of death?" (Wiesel 67).

The facts were stacking up against everyone's beliefs. Elizer stopped his devotion to God because he couldn't believe that He could let such things be happening all the time. Others continued to pray, and some were still questioning Him. Elizer had the occasional prayer, despite denouncing God.