1 / 9

Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel. Jammie Vittorio Breanna Steele. Early Life. Elie Wiesel was born September 20 1928 in a small village in Romania He was from an orthodox Jewish family At the age of 16 his family was captured by the Nazis. Life in captivity.

tilly
Download Presentation

Elie Wiesel

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Elie Wiesel JammieVittorio Breanna Steele

  2. Early Life • Elie Wiesel was born September 20 1928 in a small village in Romania • He was from an orthodox Jewish family • At the age of 16 his family was captured by the Nazis

  3. Life in captivity • He was deported to Auschwitz, where his mother and sisters were gassed immediately • After being transferred from camp to camp, his father died in Buchenwald three months before liberation

  4. Life in Captivity Con’t • Elie Wiesel was liberated from Buchenwald in April 1945 • After liberation he searched for his family only to his dismay, to find they were all dead

  5. Inspiration for his writing • He draws mainly from his experiences in Nazi control • His most famous novella is a first hand account of his life during captivity

  6. Impact on his life • The impact on Elie Wiesel’s life is incalculable. • Because of his writing and teachings he has earned many acknowledgements and prizes; the most pristine being the Noble Peace Prize

  7. Elie Wiesel; today • Today Elie Wiesel is a professor at Boston University • He has taught at the same facility for over 30 years • He still speaks out about intolerance and equality

  8. Critisism • Elie’s works have gotten mixed reviews from critics • Some critics say that his stories, plots, and characters are just mere portals, so he can preach his religion and personal views • ElieWiesel’s critics range from Jonathan Rosen to Alexander Cockburn each saying that he uses his experiences as crutches to preach his own beliefs Jonathan Rosen

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSWgbZRULWM&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSWgbZRULWM&feature=player_embedded

More Related