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Jewish Prisoners In The Book Night By Elie Wiesel

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In the memoir Night, by Ellie Wiesel, the Jewish prisoners should not follow the tradition of Yom Kipper. The Jewish people were already given small portions of food which made them vulnerable to malnutrition which could have led to their deaths. “To fast could mean a more certain, more rapid death”(pg 69). The prisoners were under control of the concentration camp, which stole all their freedoms and identities. People may have felt they did not have a choice but to follow Yom Kipper. “The three “Veteran” prisoners, needles in hand, tattooed numbers on their left arms. I have a A-7713. From then on, I had no other name.”(pg 42). They had no sins to repent due to being under the orders of the German officers. So why would they believe in a higher
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