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Hello, my lovely readers!
If you came here to learn about a special man named Elie Wiesel, you have come to the right place.
Elie Wiesel, was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania. (later known as Romania) He was also extremely religious as a child. It was noted that he followed the religion of Judaism. Similar to Anne Frank, he also wrote about his experience in the Holocaust. However, Anne wrote while she was hiding while Wiesel wrote after he survived the tragic event.
At age 15 in 1944, Wiesel and his family were forced to move to the horrendous concentration camps in Auschwitz-Birkenau. In fact, his given number was A-7713. When he went to this camp, he was actually separated from his mother and sisters and ended up going with his father. He never saw his mother or sisters after this tragic separation.
Also, he and his father were sent to the attached work camp Buna. The conditions at this camp were more than one can imagine. Fortunately, however, he was able to stick with his father until his father was killed by the Germans. On January 29, 1945, his father was beaten up by an SS guard because he was suffering from dysentery, starvation, and exhaustion. Not only that, but his father was also beaten up by other prisoners and was eventually sent to a crematorium. In addition, fortunately, Wiesel was still alive when the camp was liberated on April 11, 1945. If he did not end up surviving the camp, then he would never be able to write such impacting books about his experience.
After the war, in 1955 at an asylum in France, Wiesel found out that his two sisters were still alive. Wiesel also mastered French and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. In addition, he became a choir master and teacher of Hebrew. He even wrote for newspapers in France and Israel. However, even 10 years after the war, he never wrote anything about his experience at the camp until his friend Francois Mauriac encouraged him. However, he wrote a 900-page book called Un die welt hot geshvign (And The World Kept Silent) which eventually was reduced to a 127-page book called La Nuit (Night) in 1960. He eventually found French and English translators and was able to publish a book that is still widely read today.
I'm glad that Elie Wiesel still survives to today at age 87 and I hope that one day he could write more stories of his childhood! :-)
Hello, my lovely readers!
If you came here to learn about a special man named Elie Wiesel, you have come to the right place.
Elie Wiesel, was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania. (later known as Romania) He was also extremely religious as a child. It was noted that he followed the religion of Judaism. Similar to Anne Frank, he also wrote about his experience in the Holocaust. However, Anne wrote while she was hiding while Wiesel wrote after he survived the tragic event.
At age 15 in 1944, Wiesel and his family were forced to move to the horrendous concentration camps in Auschwitz-Birkenau. In fact, his given number was A-7713. When he went to this camp, he was actually separated from his mother and sisters and ended up going with his father. He never saw his mother or sisters after this tragic separation.
Also, he and his father were sent to the attached work camp Buna. The conditions at this camp were more than one can imagine. Fortunately, however, he was able to stick with his father until his father was killed by the Germans. On January 29, 1945, his father was beaten up by an SS guard because he was suffering from dysentery, starvation, and exhaustion. Not only that, but his father was also beaten up by other prisoners and was eventually sent to a crematorium. In addition, fortunately, Wiesel was still alive when the camp was liberated on April 11, 1945. If he did not end up surviving the camp, then he would never be able to write such impacting books about his experience.
After the war, in 1955 at an asylum in France, Wiesel found out that his two sisters were still alive. Wiesel also mastered French and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. In addition, he became a choir master and teacher of Hebrew. He even wrote for newspapers in France and Israel. However, even 10 years after the war, he never wrote anything about his experience at the camp until his friend Francois Mauriac encouraged him. However, he wrote a 900-page book called Un die welt hot geshvign (And The World Kept Silent) which eventually was reduced to a 127-page book called La Nuit (Night) in 1960. He eventually found French and English translators and was able to publish a book that is still widely read today.
I'm glad that Elie Wiesel still survives to today at age 87 and I hope that one day he could write more stories of his childhood! :-)
Reflection:
Before researching about Elie Wiesel, I had the chance to read his book, Night, during my sophomore year because our unit was based on the Holocaust. His book described what I imagined the Holocaust was like. He was very descriptive when it came to describing what he saw. It truly touched me and many of my classmates.
-Kelly
Work Cited
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_Wiesel
2) http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/wie0bio-1
3) http://www.biography.com/people/elie-wiesel-9530714#writer-and-world-activist
Before researching about Elie Wiesel, I had the chance to read his book, Night, during my sophomore year because our unit was based on the Holocaust. His book described what I imagined the Holocaust was like. He was very descriptive when it came to describing what he saw. It truly touched me and many of my classmates.
-Kelly
Work Cited
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_Wiesel
2) http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/wie0bio-1
3) http://www.biography.com/people/elie-wiesel-9530714#writer-and-world-activist