During Eliezer’s imprisonment in a holocaust camp he came into contact with an relative whom his father knew intimately, his name was stein. Stein was extremely erratic because he had no idea as to where his wife and children were. Eliezer knew exactly the unfortunate fate his wife and children had met, but he wanted to suppress Stein from knowing this. Eliezer came to the conclusion to lie to Stein because the mere thought of his wife and children continuing their life elsewhere allowed him to maintain the will to live. Eliezer most likely lied to Stein because he had the assumption that Stein was already in a state of unrest, and the news that his wife and children were turned into ashes would push him to suicide or madness.
In my opinion
In my opinion