Elie Wiesel: Surviving The Holocaust

Surviving the Holocaust was not easy, but Elie Wiesel did it, and wrote many books about it. He has won many awards like the Nobel Peace Prize. Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust, wrote books about his experiences, and has influenced our society.
Elie was born on September 30, 1928. He was born in Sighet, Transylvania, which is now Romania (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). The Wiesel family consists of Sholmo, Sarah, Hilda, Bea, Eliezer, and Tsiporah (Aikman). His was given the birth name Eliezer (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). In his home town, his father owned a small grocery store (“Elie Wiesel Biography”).
As a child, he mainly studied church and religious beliefs (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). Elie devoted his time to religious studies. At home
he home he was to speak Yiddish, a slang form of Jewish. Elie learned to speak Hungarian, Romanian, German, and classical Hebrew (“Biography of Elie Wiesel”).
Elie Wiesel considered suicide and was depressed because his family was so poor (Aikman).
He was forced out of his home, and into a labor camp at age 15 (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). The Wiesel’s were the last of eighty people to be transported to the labor camp in a cattle car (Aikman).
During the holocaust, he survived a swollen foot, intestinal problems, starvation, and exhaustion. His sister and mom were sent to gas chambers (Aikman). Elie was freed from Buchenwald in 1945 (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). He was then put in an orphan home with over four hundred kids (Aikman). When Elie was finally free, he refused to talk about the Holocaust (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). Francois Mauriac persuaded him to talk and write about the Holocaust (“Elie Wiesel Biography”).
While in New York, in 1956, he was put in a wheelchair after getting hit by a taxicab. He is now married to Marion Wiesel (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). His wife also survived the Holocaust (“Biography of Elie Wiesel”). There is now an Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity that he and his wife founded and is still going on today (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). Elie only had one child, a son named Elisha, he is currently twenty-four years old (“Biography of Elie
Wiesel”).
When he was older, Wiesel enrolled in Sorbonne University and studied human behavior and treatment (Aikman).
For forty years, he taught at Boston University. Wiesel was attacked in 2007 by a Holocaust denier, and was temporarily hurt with a few broken bones bruises. He is currently eighty seven years old (“Elie Wiesel Biography”).
Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). He has won many awards including the “Congressional Gold Metal”, “The International Center in New York’s Excellence” (“Elie Wiesel Biography”).He is known for being a famous orator, activist, and figure of speech all around the world (“Elie Wiesel Biography”).
In his life, Elie Wiesel has written over forty books (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). The books Night, Dawn, and Day form one of Wiesel’s most popular trilogies ever (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). Elie published his memoirs in 1995. He also wrote the 862 paged book And the World Was Silent (Aikman). Wiesel has been around the world, speaking and telling about his
books.
Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust, wrote books about his experiences, and won awards like the Nobel Peace Prize. He has done many great things in his life, he is happily married today. We will always remember Elie Wiesel, his books, and what he has done and taught us about human behavior and treatment to others. Elie Wiesel will always be remembered for teaching us about the Holocaust and surviving.