Elie Wiesel
A Holocaust Surviver
INTRODUCTION
Elie wiesel in the camp
Elie was sent to a camp when he was 15 years old in Auschwitz. He was separated from his mother and sisters, but was still with his father. He worked in rough conditions in concentration camps that killed over 6,000 Jews.
Elie Wiesel first book after the war
The bad stuff he’s been through, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity. Night is the most personal, scary and hurtful of all times of the Holocaust. A consideration of the darkest side of human nature and the power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the 20th century.
Elie Wiesel awards
- National Jewish Book Award for Modern Jewish Thought & Experience in 1973
- The Nobel Peace Prize in 1986
- Presidental Medal of Freedom in 1992
Work Cited
"Elie Wiesel." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 March. 2015. <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007176>.
"Elie Wiesel.' Virtual Jewish Library. N.p,, 2015. Web. 15 March. 2015.