Introduction Elie Wiesel faced many struggles during his life. Wiesel was introduced to many different forms of discrimination during the Holocaust. For example, he and his family forced into ghettos, quarters that separated Jews from other people. Wiesel also had to face the loss of the majority of his family.After surviving the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel used his experiences to create works that made him a critically acclaimed author.
Early Life
On September 30, 1928, Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, Transylvania. Wiesel’s parents, Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel, named him Eliezer Wiesel. Elie Wiesel grew up with three sisters-Beatrice, Hilda, and Tzipora.Wiesel decided early on to focus on religious studies at a yeshiva near his home. He devoted his childhood to religious studies and his family. He also spoke Yiddish at home and became fluent in Hungarian, Romanian, and German.
Surviving the Holocaust …show more content…
He faced horrible persecution from the Germans. He was also beaten, starved, and overworked in many different concentration camps. Wiesel also had to deal with the loss of his father, mother, and his youngest sister. Wiesel also had to face the trauma of experiencing the Holocaust. Although Wiesel had wrote the outline of Night ten years earlier, he took a vow of silence to never talk about the horrors that he experienced.. Meeting Mauriac would prove to be one of the best things that ever happened to Wiesel. Meeting Mauriac lit a fire in Wiesel that had been extinguished. Mauriac’s encouragement would break Wiesel’s vow of silence Although Wiesel died on July 2, 2016, his legacy still lives on. His son carries on his legacy by continuing to tell the world about the struggles his father went through. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C carries his legacy. His words are carved into the the stone at the entrance to the museum. His words say,”For the dead and the living, we must bear
Early Life
On September 30, 1928, Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, Transylvania. Wiesel’s parents, Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel, named him Eliezer Wiesel. Elie Wiesel grew up with three sisters-Beatrice, Hilda, and Tzipora.Wiesel decided early on to focus on religious studies at a yeshiva near his home. He devoted his childhood to religious studies and his family. He also spoke Yiddish at home and became fluent in Hungarian, Romanian, and German.
Surviving the Holocaust …show more content…
He faced horrible persecution from the Germans. He was also beaten, starved, and overworked in many different concentration camps. Wiesel also had to deal with the loss of his father, mother, and his youngest sister. Wiesel also had to face the trauma of experiencing the Holocaust. Although Wiesel had wrote the outline of Night ten years earlier, he took a vow of silence to never talk about the horrors that he experienced.. Meeting Mauriac would prove to be one of the best things that ever happened to Wiesel. Meeting Mauriac lit a fire in Wiesel that had been extinguished. Mauriac’s encouragement would break Wiesel’s vow of silence Although Wiesel died on July 2, 2016, his legacy still lives on. His son carries on his legacy by continuing to tell the world about the struggles his father went through. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C carries his legacy. His words are carved into the the stone at the entrance to the museum. His words say,”For the dead and the living, we must bear