Elie Wiesel
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All About Elie Wiesel
- Born September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania.
- Died July 7, 2016 in New York City, NY.
- Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
- Survivor of Auschwitz (Holocaust).
- A-7713 tattooed on left forearm.
- Author of 60 books.
- Journalist in Paris and NY.
- 1972, Professor at City College of NY.
- 1976, Professor at Boston University.
- Wiesel's kabbalah was Moshe the Beadle, the idea Moshe teaches him is to resonate through the book Night.
Elie Wiesel in a Concentration Camp
Elie Wiesel at age 15
Meeting Obama
Elie Wiesel's Family
- Wife- Marion Wiesel
- Mother- Sarah Feig
- Father- Shlomo Wiesel
- Sisters- Tzipora, Hilda, and Beatrice Wiesel
- Son- Shlomo Elisha Wiesel
- Grandfather- Doyde Feig
- Grandson- Elijah Wiesel
- Went through holocaust with his father, separated from mother and sisters
- Father died in Buchenwald by being beaten by German soldier.
- Mother and sister also died during the holocaust.
- Older sister Hilda and Beatrice survived, later reunited with Elie.
Sources
www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/world/europe/elie-wiesel-auschwitz-survivor-and-nobel-peace-prize-winner-dies-at-87.html
www.biography.com/people/elie-weiesel-9530714#early-life
www.cnn.com/2016/07/02/world/elie-weisel-dies/
www.elieweiselfoundation.org/elieweisel.aspx
www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007176
www.refrence.com/history/heppened-elie-wiesel-s-sisters-379bc991669628ef#
http://www.eliewieseltattoo.com/elie-admits-he-doesnt-have-the-tattoo-a7713/