How Elie Wiesel survived. During the holocaust Elie Wiesel won the Nobel prize for speaking out against violence and racism in the world especially in Germany.(“Weisel, Elie”) Elie was born in Romania and was Jewish. He was also a professor who spoke about his life as a Jew during the Holocaust. He then authored many books about the holocaust. Elie Wiesel traveled through Germany, he was rescued by the US army while he was in a concentration camp, and he authored many books.
Elie traveled through many places where he ended up in the concentration camps for the Holocaust. Funk & Wagnalls explains, “In 1944 all the Jews of the town were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz, where Wiesel’s mother and younger sister died. His father was killed in Buchenwald in January 1945.” (“Goldman''). This quote shows where Elie and his family got moved to. According to Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, “Wiesel and his two older sisters survived, and after the liberation of the camps in April 1945 he was taken to France.” (“Weisel, Elie'') He was very lucky to have survived the camps with some family left. According to Funk and Wagnalls ”Elie later studied at the Sorbonne
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Funk and Wagnalls once said, Wiesel first worked as a journalist in France and, after 1957, in the U.S. He became an American citizen in 1963 Wiesel, who writes in French, Yiddish, and Hebrew, is noted for his works, directly or indirectly, on the Holocaust and on Hasidic Judaism. (“Weisel, Elie”). Elie was a very talented author for many reasons. According to Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Wiesel has written more than 35 books. His first work, La Nuit, was autobiographical, reflecting his and his family’s experience in the concentration camps (“Sanford, sternlicht”). Elie was a very hard worker. Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia says, In 1986 Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (“Weisel, Elie”). “Overall,” Elie achieved many things in his