In 's , the author writes of his experiences in the death camps
during World War II, giving testimony to the horrors prisoners endured. Elie's experiences did
not cause him to lose all faith, but to become doubtful about a
just and merciful G-d. He also rejected the religious life he led before the camp and rebelled
against what he perceived as a distant, silent G-d.
In the original Yiddish
manuscript, Wiesel explains the transformation from innocent acceptance of G-d and goodness to
skepticism and doubt. He wrote:
In the beginning there was
faithwhich is childish; trustwhich is vain; and illusionwhich is dangerous. We believed in God,
trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a
sacred spark from the Shekhinah's flame; that every one of us carries in his eyes and in his
soul a reflection of God's image. That was the source if not the cause of all our
ordeals.
Upon first entering Auschwitz, he
writes,
]]>For the first time, I...
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