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“For the dead and the living we must bear witness.”- Elie Wiesel The holocaust impacted Elie Wiesel by changing his faith, strength, and love for his family. Elie wiesel and the other people involved in the holocaust went through hard times. These people if they made it through most likely lost their faith in god, their strength, but they most likely grew a stronger connection with their family that was still alive.

First, In the story Night by Elie Wiesel Elie has a strong faith in God at the beginning because he is practicing the Jewish culture every day and nothing bad has happened in his life. But as the story progresses he loses faith due to his struggles in life and because he feels that God will let the Holocaust go on forever. So therefore

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