Differences Between Elie And Gerda

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Both Elie and Gerda, have significient differences, but also similiarities. Whether there were more differences than similiarities or vise versa, it is still clear that both suffered hugely. Yes, they are both different, in setting, gender, and camp sent to, but both are Jews, that survived the Holocaust. In this essay, both will be addressed, with the facts, and experiences both survivors endured. To sum it all up, their differences don't really set them apart, they both had a family, a religion, and experience. Regarding this, both Gerda Weissmann and Elie Wiesel had a supportive and great family. Gerda had her father, mother, and older brother, all who sadly perised in the Holocaust. But even after their deaths, she still had friends to

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