Death's Doorstep During the Holocaust, more than 6 million Jewish people, and more than 5 million non-Jewish people died. Many people died during these times, and it took a lot to survive. World War 2 was the first display of the total war strategy, and it was hard on everyone. The people who got it worst though, were Jewish people, as they were put in camps and suffered through torture. To survive these inhuman and degrading conditions and treatment, they relied heavily on luck and items to get them through the war. In the book “Night” by Elie Weisel, it took many important things like family, food, and the belief in God for the prisoners to survive these conditions, illustrating how the Nazis were able to strip the prisoners of their humanity. …show more content…
This strategy paid off in making sure they had food for the coming days, but they were in these camps for years. Sometimes they didn't eat for long periods as they didn’t get any food.. They received little rations of bread, so they suffered from starving stomachs as they ate little nibbles of it. This strategy of conserving their food paid off in the long run because they had just enough to survive; Faith was extremely important in helping guide many people through their suffering. Although Eliezer lost all faith in God during the Holocaust, others still maintained faith in God. Eliezer explained to another prisoner, “He was always praying, in the block, at work, in the ranks. He recited entire pages from the Talmud, arguing with himself, asking and answering endless questions.” (Weisel 74) People prayed to God to end their suffering daily and they believed it would stop one day or another. People’s belief in God made them keep persevering through the suffering because they thought God would end the suffering eventually. Although some people lost faith in him for letting this happen, many still believed in God and thought he would stop it soon by killing Hitler and ending the Nazi