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Elie WieselElie Wiesel
Holocaust Survivor, Best-selling author, NobelPeace prize recipient, Fighter of indifferenceHolocaust Survivor, Best-selling author, NobelPeace prize recipient, Fighter of indifference
Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp,which has turned my life into one long night, seventimes cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall Iforget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces ofthe children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths ofsmoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forgetthose flames which consumed my faith forever. Nevershall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me,for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forgetthose moments which murdered my God and my souland turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forgetthese things, even if I am condemned to live as long asGod Himself. Never.Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp,which has turned my life into one long night, seventimes cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall Iforget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces ofthe children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths ofsmoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forgetthose flames which consumed my faith forever. Nevershall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me,for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forgetthose moments which murdered my God and my souland turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forgetthese things, even if I am condemned to live as long asGod Himself. Never.
~ Elise Wiesel, Night~ Elise Wiesel, Night
•Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, Romania, on September 30, 1928.
Sighet
•Wiesel and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz whenhe was 15 years old.
•His mother and younger sister perished there, while his two oldersisters survived.
•Wiesel and his father were later transported to Buchenwald, where hisfather died.
•After the war, Wiesel studied in Paris and became a journalist.
•He remained silent about what he endured as an inmate in the camps.
•After being persuaded to end that silence, he wrote Night, which hasbeen translated into 30 languages and millions of copies have beensold.
•His personal experience of the Holocaust has led him to use his talentsas an author, teacher, and storyteller to defend human rights and peacethroughout the world.
In Night, “Elie Wiesel describes his experiences andemotions at the hands of the Nazis during theHolocaust: the roundup of his family and neighbors inthe Romanian town of Sighet; deportation by cattle carto the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau; thedivision of his family forever during the selectionprocess; the mental and physical anguish he and hisfellow prisoners experienced as they were stripped oftheir humanity; and the death march from Auschwitz-Birkenau to the concentration camp at Buchenwald,where his father died just days before American troopsliberated the camp.”In Night, “Elie Wiesel describes his experiences andemotions at the hands of the Nazis during theHolocaust: the roundup of his family and neighbors inthe Romanian town of Sighet; deportation by cattle carto the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau; thedivision of his family forever during the selectionprocess; the mental and physical anguish he and hisfellow prisoners experienced as they were stripped oftheir humanity; and the death march from Auschwitz-Birkenau to the concentration camp at Buchenwald,where his father died just days before American troopsliberated the camp.”
“Well-known for his writing about the Holocaust, Elie Wieselis also a champion of human rights and an outspoken advocatefor awareness of past and potential acts of genocide. Inrecognition of this work, he was awarded the Nobel PeacePrize in 1986. He served as chairman of the President'sCommission on the Holocaust and was a guiding force in theestablishment of the Museum, which awarded him theinaugural United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Award,the Museum's highest honor, in 2011 for the singular role hehas played in establishing and advancing the cause ofHolocaust remembrance.”“Well-known for his writing about the Holocaust, Elie Wieselis also a champion of human rights and an outspoken advocatefor awareness of past and potential acts of genocide. Inrecognition of this work, he was awarded the Nobel PeacePrize in 1986. He served as chairman of the President'sCommission on the Holocaust and was a guiding force in theestablishment of the Museum, which awarded him theinaugural United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Award,the Museum's highest honor, in 2011 for the singular role hehas played in establishing and advancing the cause ofHolocaust remembrance.”
“Three months after he received the Nobel Peace Prize, ElieWiesel and his wife Marion established The Elie WieselFoundation for Humanity. Its mission is to advance the causeof human rights and peace throughout the world by creating anew forum for the discussion of urgent ethical issuesconfronting humanity.”“Three months after he received the Nobel Peace Prize, ElieWiesel and his wife Marion established The Elie WieselFoundation for Humanity. Its mission is to advance the causeof human rights and peace throughout the world by creating anew forum for the discussion of urgent ethical issuesconfronting humanity.”
“The Perils of Indifference”“The Perils of Indifference”
“After I first read his memoir Night seven years ago, I was not the same–you can’t be the same after hearing how Elie, at age 15, survived thehorror of the Holocaust death camps.”“After I first read his memoir Night seven years ago, I was not the same–you can’t be the same after hearing how Elie, at age 15, survived thehorror of the Holocaust death camps.”