A spoon and knife.
Elie's father had been chosen for selection, so he wanted to give this to Elie as his inheritance. Elie refused to take it though, and then Shlomo(his dad) had been able to convince the guards he could still work, so he didn't get sent to the crematory.
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Elie Wiesel's father wanted to leave him his faith and Jewish heritage as an inheritance. Through their experiences in the concentration camps during the Holocaust, Elie and his father were able to hold on to their faith and support each other in the face of unimaginable suffering.