elie wiesel 1928-

ELIE WIESEL1928-

( Pronounced Eh-lee Wee-zel) Holocaust survivor and author of

“Night”

HOMEHe lived in a town named Sighet in Transylvania

(Northern Romania – then ruled by Hungary)

This is the house Wiesel was born in, and he lived there until he was 15.

HIS TOWN

Sighet, Hungary

OF THE 15,500 JEWS DEPORTED FROM SIGHET WITH WIESEL IN 1944,

ONLY 2,000 RETURNED AFTER THE WAR.

FAMILYWiesel was born to his father, Shlomo and mother, Sarah Frig Wiesel.

Elie is the third of four children

He has two older sisters, Hilda, the oldest, and Bea, the second oldest

His little sister’s name is Tzipora

Shlomo Wiesel, Elie’s father

Wiesel with his mother, and two older sisters

Hilda and Mother

Tzipora, mother, and Elie

WIESEL AGE 15, JUST BEFORE BEING DEPORTED

RESOURCESAcademy of Achievement. (2009, March 2). Elie Wiesel Biography. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.achievement.org/autodoc /page/wie0bio-1Academy of Achievement. (2009, March 2). Elie Wiesel Photo Gallery. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/ page/wie0gal-1Evenari, G. (2002, October 24). Elie Wiesel: First person singular: Teaching guide. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.pbs.org/ eliewiesel/teaching/index.htmlCloke, C. (n.d.). The Night help page. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://whs.wsd.wednet.edu/Faculty/Cloke/Night.html

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity: Elie Wiesel. (n.d.). RetrievedOctober 1, 2011, from http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/

eliewiesel.aspxWinfrey, O. (2006, January 1). Inside Auschwitz. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.oprah.com/world/Inside-Auschwitz/1