Elie Wiesel is a Holocaust survivor who won a Nobel-Peace prize for his book Night.
Eliezer Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Romania.
In June of 1944, Wiesel and his family were deported out of there ghetto. Upon arrive at Auschwitz, Eliezer and his father were split apart from his mother and three sisters.
Wiesel and his father survived in Auschwitz and Buna for eight months through all odds and ends
In the winter of 1944-1945, the camp of Buna were forced out of the camp and sent on a death march for 10 days, through tons of snow and freezing conditions.
At the end of their march, they were stuffed into freight cars and sent to Buchenwald. Out of the 20,000 prisoners who left Buna, only 6,000 made it to Buchenwald.
On June 29, only a few days after their arrival at Buchenwald, Wiesel's father, Shlomo, died of dysentry, starvation, and exhaustion.
On April 11, Wiesel and the rest of the other children were liberated by the Russians.
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After his liberation, he to this day has wrote over 40 books, and has won numerous awards.
In 1986 he recieved the Nobel Peace Prize for his book Night.
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Renee H.
Eliezer Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Romania which was a small Hasidic community.
During his childhood, he began religious studies.
Germans invaded Sighet in March 1944 where Jews' properties were confiscated.
Eliezer and his family were ghettoized by April.
Eliezer and his family were sent to a number of concentration camps in Poland. They were first sent to Auschwitz in June of 1944 where he and his father were separated from his mother and 3 sisters. Eliezer was 15 years old at that time. From that moment, he never saw his mother or sister, Tzipora, again. Fortunately, his 2 other sisters survived.
Weisel at the age of 15
He stayed by his father during his time in Auschwitz.
He survived Auschwitz and was forced to do slave labor.
Next, Eliezer and his father were sent to Buna-Monowitz where they were also forced to do slave labor, endured harsh beatings, and were starved.
After hearing word that Buna had been located, they had the choice to either stay or be evacuated along with the other Jews. Their decision to evacuate Buna led them on a death march to another camp, Buchenwald, in January of 1945. They marched for 10 long days through the harsh cold and snow. Only 6,000 people out of the original 20,000 survived this march. Unfortunately, Eliezer's father eventually died on January 28 due to starvation, exhaustion, and dysentry.
Buchenwald was eventually liberated in April.
After the liberation of Buchenwald, Eliezer settled in France and studied in Paris.
He later became a journalist and wrote for newspapers in France and Israel.
After becoming a citizen of the United States he published several wartime accounts. He is now the author of over 40 books which include fiction and non-fiction.
Night, his first Holocaust memoir, was published in 1958 and has now been published in over 30 different languages.
Eliezer has made many accomplishments throughout his life and has received over 100 honorary degrees from higher learning institutions.
Some major awards that he has received include the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 1985, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Eliezer now defends the cause of many groups of people including victims of famine and genocide in Africa and victims of war in Yugoslavia. He has even created his own foundation called the Elie Weisel Foundation for Humanity.
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- Elie Wiesel is a Holocaust survivor who won a Nobel-Peace prize for his book Night.
- Eliezer Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Romania.
- In June of 1944, Wiesel and his family were deported out of there ghetto. Upon arrive at Auschwitz, Eliezer and his father were split apart from his mother and three sisters.
- Wiesel and his father survived in Auschwitz and Buna for eight months through all odds and ends
- In the winter of 1944-1945, the camp of Buna were forced out of the camp and sent on a death march for 10 days, through tons of snow and freezing conditions.
- At the end of their march, they were stuffed into freight cars and sent to Buchenwald. Out of the 20,000 prisoners who left Buna, only 6,000 made it to Buchenwald.
- On June 29, only a few days after their arrival at Buchenwald, Wiesel's father, Shlomo, died of dysentry, starvation, and exhaustion.
- On April 11, Wiesel and the rest of the other children were liberated by the Russians.
*- After his liberation, he to this day has wrote over 40 books, and has won numerous awards.
- In 1986 he recieved the Nobel Peace Prize for his book Night.
*Renee H.
Weisel at the age of 15