Analysis Of A God Who Dies At 87 By Elie Wisel

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According to the article "Elie Wisel,Nobel-winning author of Holocaust memoir"Night",dies at 87"by Washington Post and the article ''A God Who Remembers''by Elie Wisel. Elie Wiesel life in the beginning was great but when they took him to a camp his life had changed dramatically. After that he was liberated and had a normal life.

Elie was born on September 30, 1928 he lives with his mom and dad.He was the only boy in the family But he did have to sisters.His dad was a grocer and his mom stayed at home.

Elie then was a 15 year old kid getting sent to Auschwitz, he had the number A-7713 was tattooed on his left arm.The concentration camps were bad Elie had to watch his dad get killed and his sisters get taken in front of his eyes. Before Elies

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