LP: How old were you when you were first taken away to live in the ghetto?
EW: I was fifteen years old when the German soldiers took me and my family away from our home in Sighet, Romania, and took us to Auschwitz.
LP: Who did you mainly talk to besides your father, during your time at the camp?
EW: I spent most of my time talking to God more than to people. He was my partner, my friend, my teacher, my king, my sovereign, and I was so devoutly faithful that nothing else mattered.
LP: Did you have faith that someday you would get out of the camps, and get a chance to continue with your life?
EW: I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.
LP: How did you feel when your father passed away?
EW: It changed my life completely. I wasn't sure what to do, I felt somewhat helpless.
LP: Did you have any doubts in God during your Holocaust experience?
EW: Hope is like peace. It is not only a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.
LP: Did anybody close to you survive the Holocaust as well?
EW: Yes, I was reunited with my two sisters. Hilda, who saw my picture in a newspaper and found me, and my other sister Bea.
Exclusive Interview with Elie Wiesel
Author of the critically acclaimed book
"Night"
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