What causes Elie Wiesel to lose faith in god in his first day of camp?

Answer 1

Well you know in the beginning of the book he was very prayerful and religious but by the end he lost his faith and stop praying.... All he was doing now, Was questioning GOD and himself

~Daffy~

Answer 2

When Elie seperated form his mother and sister to his father, he noticed huge flames rising form a ditch. "A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies!" they were being thrown into the fire pit. Elie thought they were heading to the crematorium, people began recited Kaddish for themselves.

Answer 3

Elie Wiesel loses faith in God on his first day at the concentration camp when he witnesses innocent children being burned in a pit. He questions how a loving God could allow such suffering and cruelty to exist, leading him to struggle with his beliefs throughout his time in the camp.