II. Testimonials
Peace is possible Elie Wiesel and Irene Miller have something in common: they both experienced the Holocaust hands on and survived. Their lives were dramatically transformed and they were deeply affected by the pain and suffering they had to endure not just physically and mentally, but emotionally as well. Elie Wiesel and Irene Miller share their experiences and feelings of the Holocaust in their testimony novels they composed. Elie Wiesel wrote Night and Irene Miller wrote Into No Man’s Land. In both novels, you read that both survivors experienced similar conditions and went through torment yet conquered death. Although not all of their family members survived the treacherous massacre. The passages in Irene Miller’s, Into …show more content…
As Warsaw, Poland, comes under siege, the family tries to flee to the Soviet Union for safety. They find themselves stranded in a frozen no-man's land between the two countries, robbed of their valuables, and without food or shelter in the middle of winter. From this point forward, the family encounters and overcomes unimaginable physical and mental challenges, for years on end. They are placed in inhospitable and poverty-stricken locations, and are separated from one another by distance, illness, and death. Although they both had the option to escape, Elie’s family chose not to but Irene’s family tried. Some young Jews wanted to revolt, but not Elie’s family. They had already lost their faith of humanity. The Millers were forced to work at a Siberian work camp in Soviet Union. The Wiesel family went to three different extermination camps: Buna, Buchenwald and Auschwitz. Nazi ignorance was at a point of low were their beliefs had left them with no hope for survival. The only thing that kept most people functioning was their connections to each other. Once it got to the end of this horrific process, Elie Wiesel just wanted to be close to his father. “Please, sir… I’d like to be near my father” (Wiesel 50). During this time, most people were losing hope and were giving up on survival. There were those brave souls who wouldn’t stand down for anything. “Don’t give in! my …show more content…
They wrote books sharing their poignant testimonies and inspiring stories of perseverance and triumph over incomprehensible circumstance and survival journey. It’s difficult to imagine overcoming an event so capricious, incessant, and atrocious but Elie, Irene and her family triumphed. They both grew up to become positive, creative, accomplished people with a joy of
Peace is possible Elie Wiesel and Irene Miller have something in common: they both experienced the Holocaust hands on and survived. Their lives were dramatically transformed and they were deeply affected by the pain and suffering they had to endure not just physically and mentally, but emotionally as well. Elie Wiesel and Irene Miller share their experiences and feelings of the Holocaust in their testimony novels they composed. Elie Wiesel wrote Night and Irene Miller wrote Into No Man’s Land. In both novels, you read that both survivors experienced similar conditions and went through torment yet conquered death. Although not all of their family members survived the treacherous massacre. The passages in Irene Miller’s, Into …show more content…
As Warsaw, Poland, comes under siege, the family tries to flee to the Soviet Union for safety. They find themselves stranded in a frozen no-man's land between the two countries, robbed of their valuables, and without food or shelter in the middle of winter. From this point forward, the family encounters and overcomes unimaginable physical and mental challenges, for years on end. They are placed in inhospitable and poverty-stricken locations, and are separated from one another by distance, illness, and death. Although they both had the option to escape, Elie’s family chose not to but Irene’s family tried. Some young Jews wanted to revolt, but not Elie’s family. They had already lost their faith of humanity. The Millers were forced to work at a Siberian work camp in Soviet Union. The Wiesel family went to three different extermination camps: Buna, Buchenwald and Auschwitz. Nazi ignorance was at a point of low were their beliefs had left them with no hope for survival. The only thing that kept most people functioning was their connections to each other. Once it got to the end of this horrific process, Elie Wiesel just wanted to be close to his father. “Please, sir… I’d like to be near my father” (Wiesel 50). During this time, most people were losing hope and were giving up on survival. There were those brave souls who wouldn’t stand down for anything. “Don’t give in! my …show more content…
They wrote books sharing their poignant testimonies and inspiring stories of perseverance and triumph over incomprehensible circumstance and survival journey. It’s difficult to imagine overcoming an event so capricious, incessant, and atrocious but Elie, Irene and her family triumphed. They both grew up to become positive, creative, accomplished people with a joy of