Why was the servant boy hung in the novel night?

Answer 1

The boy was a pipel and he was hung because he and the kapo were part of an underground force at Auschwitz that were planning to over take the camp, but failed.

Answer 2

In the novel "Night" by Elie Wiesel, the servant boy was hung because he was found guilty of sabotage. He acted against the Nazis by stealing during the air raid in the concentration camp. The Nazis used his execution as a deterrent to prevent future acts of rebellion.