Elie Wiesel: The Great Humanitarian
Elie Wiesel was a young man when the Nazis deported him and his family to Auschwitz (A concentration camp in Poland) in May of 1944. More than 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.Wiesel had to overcome the death of his entire family, the humiliation, and not losing his faith in God. These adversities made Elie Wiesel become the man he is today; he is truly a humanitarian.
One adversity Wiesel had to overcome was death (execution) of his family. “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”( -Wiesel) In August of 1944 is when the Nazis split Wiesel’s mother, his younger sister, and his grandmother. That was the last day Wiesel had seen their faces. They were packed into gas chambers and they died in Zyklon B;Poisonous Gas. When Wiesel experiences the death of his family, it inspired him to break his silence about his experiences during the Holocaust (He chose a side).
Wiesel and everybody else that was Jews were suffering and humiliated by the Nazis and other people that were non Jews. “Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, -at that moment- become the center of the universe.” (-Wiesel) Majority of World War …show more content…
“I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to him for that reason.” (-Wiesel) Instead of Wiesel listening to the false prophets that was bringing back news that they would be spared, he kept his faith in God instead of putting his faith in their hands. In the novel Night, Moishe (A neighbor in Wiesel block), was a religious man that no longer spoke of God after he witnesses the massacre of Jews by the Nazis. Wiesel continued to show compassion for others by continuing to pray for himself and others even when they continued to receive bad
Elie Wiesel was a young man when the Nazis deported him and his family to Auschwitz (A concentration camp in Poland) in May of 1944. More than 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.Wiesel had to overcome the death of his entire family, the humiliation, and not losing his faith in God. These adversities made Elie Wiesel become the man he is today; he is truly a humanitarian.
One adversity Wiesel had to overcome was death (execution) of his family. “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”( -Wiesel) In August of 1944 is when the Nazis split Wiesel’s mother, his younger sister, and his grandmother. That was the last day Wiesel had seen their faces. They were packed into gas chambers and they died in Zyklon B;Poisonous Gas. When Wiesel experiences the death of his family, it inspired him to break his silence about his experiences during the Holocaust (He chose a side).
Wiesel and everybody else that was Jews were suffering and humiliated by the Nazis and other people that were non Jews. “Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, -at that moment- become the center of the universe.” (-Wiesel) Majority of World War …show more content…
“I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to him for that reason.” (-Wiesel) Instead of Wiesel listening to the false prophets that was bringing back news that they would be spared, he kept his faith in God instead of putting his faith in their hands. In the novel Night, Moishe (A neighbor in Wiesel block), was a religious man that no longer spoke of God after he witnesses the massacre of Jews by the Nazis. Wiesel continued to show compassion for others by continuing to pray for himself and others even when they continued to receive bad