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=**Elie Wiesel**= Elie Wiesel was born September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania. His mother was Sarah Feig and his father was Chlomo Wiesel. Elie also had three sisters; Hilda, Beatrice, and Tzipora
 * Elie Wiesel & __//Night//__** Wiki Page
 * Early Life:**

In 1944, Elie and his family along with every other Jews in the town were placed in a ghetto in Sighet. On May 16, 1944, Elie and his family were taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. At the camp Elie's new identity was A-7713. He was separated from his mother and sisters.
 * In the Holocaust:**

Elie taught Hebrew and worked as a choirmaster before becoming a professional journalist. He wrote for Israeli and French newspapers. 10 years after the war ended, Elie would not talk about the Holocaust. But after meeting with Francois Mauriac at the 1952 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Elie decided to end his silence and wrote the book //Night.//
 * After the Holocaust: **

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= = =Holocaust Survivors:= //**“There is a place on earth that is a vast desolate wilderness, a place populated by shadows of the dead in their multitudes, a place where the living are dead, where only death, hate and pain exist.” ** - Giuliana Tedeschi ** **// __** Personal Response: **__ Wow. It's honestly so sad that people had to go through this. I couldn't even imagine the pain they must have gone through.

//**"For me the Holocaust was not only a Jewish tragedy, but also human tragedy. After the war, when I saw that the Jews were talking only about the tragedy of six million Jews, I sent letters to the Jewish organizations asking then to talk also about the millions of others who were persecuted with us together - many of them only helped Jews." - Simon Wiesenthal**//
 * __Personal Response:__** I think it's just so sad. Just because you were Jewish or if you went against Hitler and his beliefs, then you basically got sent to your death. And I think it's nice how he's reaching out to other people who weren't Jewish so they can all cope together.


 * //"... in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquillity will return again." - Anne Frank//**
 * __Personal Response:__** I find truly amazing how Anne Frank can still believe that the people involved with the Holocaust (Hilter, Nazis, etc.) are still good people.

=Characters in __//Night//__= Elie's father, Chlomo Weisel was with him throughout the experience until the end.

Elie was separated from his mother and sister when they had to go into line of Men; Women and childern.

These are just some of the SS officers who were assigned to Auschwitz.

=Summary of __//Night//__=

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