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ELIE WIESEL 1928-

ELIE WIESEL 1928-. ( Pronounced Eh-lee Wee-zel) Holocaust survivor and author of “Night”. Home. He 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 .

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ELIE WIESEL 1928-

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  1. ELIE WIESEL1928- ( Pronounced Eh-lee Wee-zel) Holocaust survivor and author of “Night”

  2. Home He 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.

  3. His town Sighet, Hungary

  4. OF THE 15,500 JEWS DEPORTED FROM SIGHET WITH WIESEL IN 1944, ONLY 2,000RETURNED AFTER THE WAR.

  5. Family • Wiesel 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

  6. Shlomo Wiesel, Elie’s father

  7. Wiesel with his mother, and two older sisters

  8. Hilda and Mother

  9. Tzipora, mother, and Elie

  10. Wiesel age 15, just before being deported

  11. Resources Academy of Achievement. (2009, March 2). Elie Wiesel Biography. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.achievement.org/autodoc /page/wie0bio-1 Academy of Achievement. (2009, March 2). Elie Wiesel Photo Gallery. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/ page/wie0gal-1 Evenari, G. (2002, October 24). Elie Wiesel: First person singular: Teaching guide. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/teaching/index.html Cloke, 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.). Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/ eliewiesel.aspx Winfrey, O. (2006, January 1). Inside Auschwitz. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.oprah.com/world/Inside-Auschwitz/1

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