No matter where the Jews were they would still follow their religion, even if it were not the best time. From the start of the deporting of the Jews, they still prayed and worshipped God. “Oh God, Lord of the Universe, take pity upon us in Thy great mercy..”(Wiesel 17). As the Jews of Sighet were moved into the ghettos, they could only take what they could carry on their back. They left everything important and valuable in life behind, taking only clothes, food, and their own beliefs to help them survive. Even though the Jews were suffering, they still managed to pray and look up to God. As the Jews arrived to Auschwitz, beliefs of G

As life went on in the concentrations camps, prayers became dimmer. Ever since they had left their homes and gone to the camp, prayers would be a part of a normal life for the Jewish race. When they reached Auschwitz, or any other concentration camp, the prayers for God would get louder and more in-depth. People would ask for strength, good health, and why God let this happen. Some of the Jews got answers, but sadly most did not and they suffered. Elie went from cherishing god to questioning his own faith. Every person in that camp was wounded by what they saw, but the people that didn’t lose faith had kept God’s spirit alive within everyone else. They kept the spiritual life alive within certain people. Without the prayers God may have not done a thing about the situation.

Matters got worse as time went on, and God began to disappear. As Elie was leaving his house he had said to himself “where I had spent so many years in my search for god”(Wiesel 16). As a boy he wanted to learn the cabbala, and study God, but his dad had told him he was to young. As he was moved from his house to the concentration camp Auschwitz, certain events had happened and changed Elie’s prospective of God. He had begun to see things that made him question his belief and how this certain event could happen. As Elie said, “Why should I bless his name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Po

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