What is the central question Elie Wiesel attempts to answer in the forward to night

Night is a book by Elie Wisels's It talks about she managed to survive in a death camp as a teenager despite all challenges.

The central question she tried to attempt is "How do our individual and collective memories shape who we are today and influence our future.

Its a question of how our past may want to dictate what we do now or hereafter.