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Elie Wiesel. Page 912 2007 COS – 1a 2010 COS – RL.11-12.1; Rl.11-12.9; RL.11-12.10; W.11-12.2; W.11-12.4; W.11-12.5; W.11-12.10; SL.11-12.1; L.11-12.1; L.11-12.2; L.11-12.3; L.11-12.4; L.11-12.6 AHSGE –R.IV.2. Elie Wiesel. Night is Wiesel’s memoir of his experiences under Nazi terror
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Elie Wiesel Page 912 2007 COS – 1a 2010 COS – RL.11-12.1; Rl.11-12.9; RL.11-12.10; W.11-12.2; W.11-12.4; W.11-12.5; W.11-12.10; SL.11-12.1; L.11-12.1; L.11-12.2; L.11-12.3; L.11-12.4; L.11-12.6 AHSGE –R.IV.2
Elie Wiesel • Night is Wiesel’s memoir of his experiences under Nazi terror • Night was written as a memorial to his parents and youngest sister • Wiesel was fifteen when he was forced on the railroad car headed for Auschwitz.
Literary Terms • Memoir (p. 913) – a true account of a personal experience
Video • Watch excerpt from Seventh Heaven, second season, disc 3. • As we read from Night, notice how the story told by the woman in the video excerpt correlates with Wiesel’s experiences.
from Night • Where is Wiesel when the story opens? • What advice is Wiesel given before the process of selection? • What inheritance does Wiesel’s father give to Wiesel? • Why does Wiesel not tell Rabbi Eliahou about seeing his son? • What causes the death of Juliek?
Activity • Writing p. 924 • Comparing Texts • The following comment was made by a German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller, who found the courage to resist the Nazis during World War II. Read Niemoller’s cautionary tale carefully. In a brief paragraph, explain the main point of the tale, and tell how it connects with Wiesel’s experiences. How might the tale also connect with world events today? • P. 923 – 924 Questions 1-11
By Martin Niemoller • In Germany, the Nazis first came for the Communists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak up because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I was a Protestant so I didn’t speak up. Then they came for me: By that time there was no one left to speak up.