Experts estimate that 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust, six million of whom were Jews; that is, approximately two thirds of the Jewish people killed in Europe in the period 1933-1945. Elie Wiesel, a man who survived the Holocaust, wrote the memoir Night to remind the world of the horrors that occurred during those years and how humanity must never allow them to happen again. Throughout the book, someone Wiesel talks about often is his father, Chlomo, who he remains with throughout the experience. Wiesel recounts what they endure and ultimately tells of the death of his dear father. Despite all the pain Wiesel suffers during the Holocaust, his father remains his greatest driving force. Throughout the night, Wiesel continually mentions his need to stay with his father since they learn of the expulsion of the Jewish people from Sighet. When Martha. their former servant, asks the family to accompany her to her village instead of joining the deportation, her father refuses, but tells his children: "You can go if you want... I will stay here with your mother and the child..." (Wiesel 18 ) Wiesel writes: “Of course we refused to separate” (18). The desire to stay with his father continues even when they arrive in Auschwitz for the first time alone" (Wiesel 27) Wiesel and his father manage to not only pass the selection, but also be placed in the same barrack. Wiesel also asks his foreman, Franek, if Wiesel and his father could work together . Your father will work here alongside you” (Wiesel 48). They remain together for many weeks, until finally Wiesel is transferred to a separate block they cannot offer him assistance. His father's block chief advises him to abandon him and take his ration, but Wiesel ignores the idea and instead continues to care for Chlomo himself. However, he does not have enough willpower to deny his father water or to save him from the SS officer who delivers a fatal blow to his head. He is taken to the crematoria before dawn and Wiesel never sees him again. Throughout the night, Wiesel's most important motivation remains his father and almost nothing else. When Chlomo finally dies, Wiesel has nothing left to worry about. Wisel writes: “I have nothing to say about my life during this time. It didn't matter anymore. After my father's death nothing could touch me anymore” (Wiesel 107). This book reminds us not only of the terror of the Holocaust, but of the importance of family in life.