Elie Wiesel, full name “Eliezer”, was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet. He recently died on July 2, 2016 at the age of 87. His father was Shlomo Wiesel, and his mother was Sarah Feig. Elie and his two older sisters, Beatrice and Hilda, were survivors of the Holocaust, but sadly their parents and little sister Tzipora didn't make it through. Elie was 15 when he and his family were forced to leave their home in Sighet. After World War 2 ended, Elie went on to learn French and study literature in Paris. His first memoir: And the World Remained Silent, was written in Yiddish. Elie eventually wrote a shortened version of the memoir in French, titled La Nuit, which, in 1960, was translated to English as Night. In 1955, Elie moved to America,
