During the Holocaust, the Nazis killed approximately 6 million Jews, or approximately two-thirds of the entire European Jewish population. To put this into perspective, the number of Jews murdered during the Holocaust is roughly equal to the population of Denmark. The Holocaust is a part of Jewish history that can never be forgotten, and the Jews who were victims of this inhumane act will never be forgotten either. The Holocaust changed Jewish culture forever and became the fourth crisis of Judaism. Elie Wiesel's autobiography, Night, is an account of Elie's terrifying experiences and memories of the Holocaust. This autobiography not only reveals many terrifying details and a first-hand account of the Holocaust, but also how the Jewish faith in God struggled to survive and remain present. The Holocaust caused many Jews and non-Jews to wonder how God could exist with such evil and suffering present in the world. The living conditions of the Holocaust alone were evil enough to question the existence of God, but the mass murder that took place during the Holocaust makes the presence of God seem impossible. Elie was just a teenager in 1944 when he and his family were taken from their homeland. home in Sighet, Transylvania, and were sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp. Elie was separated from his mother and sisters when they arrived at Auschwitz and never saw them again. The cruelty and inhumanity experienced by Elie and many others is unfathomable. Elie doubted the existence of God during his horrific Holocaust experiences, but his faith in God was still minimally present when he asked questions wondering how God could allow such evil. The interrogation and search for God allows Elie to continue to have a nice… middle of paper… and ideology is crushed for Elie when he experiences the cruelty and wickedness of the Nazis during the Holocaust. life in the concentration camp is full of fear and uncertainty. The sanctified life Elie once lived began to fade, along with his faith in God. Elie not only doubts God, but also feels anger towards him. On page 34 Elie writes: “I will never forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.” Elie places the blame for his deep despair and pain on God because Elie believes that God is responsible for the inhumane and evil acts of the Nazis. He blames God for hurting and suffering millions of people, but also for losing the meaning of his once sanctified and blessed life. Works Cited Wiesel, Elie. Night. Trans. Marion Wiesel. New York, NY: Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Print.