Who is Elie Weisel? Weisel is a Holocaust survivor and an inspiration to everyone. “Elie Weisel is a Noble-Prize winning writer, teacher, and activist known for the memoir Night, in which he recounts his experiences survivnig the Holocaust” (Biography.com Editors).
“Elie Weisel was born Elizer Weisel on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Transylvania, which would later become Romania” (Biography.com Editors). During WWII when Weisel was only fifteen his family and him were relocated to Auschwitz. (Biography.com Editors). He was later sent to Buchenwald with his father, who died before the camp could be liberated in 1945. (Elie Weisel Foundation). After the horrific events of the Holocaust, Elie decided to study in Paris and become a journalist. (Elie Weisel Foundation). Francois Mauriac, who Weisel met during an interview, convinced
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When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must-at that moment- become the center of the universe” (Elie Weisel).(Biography.com Editors). Elie is telling us we need to step in and stand up for each other and what is right.When people are in danger we must focus all of our attention on helping them and making things right. Elie stood behind his beliefs and shared his experiences winning him many awards and showing his bravery. “For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, the National Humanities Medal, the Medal of Liberty, and the rank of Grand-Croix in the French Legion of Honor. In 1986, Elie Weisel won the Nobel Prize for Peace, and soon after, Marion and Elie Weisel established the Elie Weisel Foundation for Humanity” (Elie Weisel Foundation). Elie is now eighty-seven and his bravery has been an inspiration to