Elie Wiesel Biography

Elie Wiesel Who was Elie Wiesel? Many people do not know who Elie was or what he did. Elie Wiesel’s tragic past, which was later written in his book “Night,” has made him achieve awards and capture the feelings of how the Holocaust was in the past. To begin with, Wiesel’s early life was mainly with him and his family who believed in Judaism. “Elie Wiesel was raised by his family (his parents and three sisters), was intrigued by religious studies, and believed in Judaism form his father (“Elie Wiesel.” Biography.com). Born September 30, 1928,” “Eliezer Wiesel led a life representative at many Jewish children. Growing up in a small village in Ronsaia, his world revolved around family, religious, study, community and God” (“Elie Wiesel Bio”) During that time, at the age 15, Wiesel was escorted to Auschwitz where his life was changed forever. “During World War II, Wiesel with his family and other Jews from the area, wore deported to the German concentration and extermination camps, where his parents and little sister perished” (Elie Wiesel-Biographical). “Wiesel and his family were sent to Auschwitz in Poland where millions of Jews died. He and his father were both sent to a camp, separated from the whole family. Elie did not give up even when things were getting rough, but sadly his parents and his younger sister died” (“Elie Wiesel.”

“Wiesel went on to write many books, including the novels Town of Luck(1962), The Gates of the Forest(1966) and The Oath(1973), and such nonfiction works as Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidie Master(1992) and the Meanoir All Rivers Run to the Sea(1995).” (“Elie Wiesel.” Biography.com) “The first volume of Wiesel’s memories, All Rivers Run to the Sea, was published in New York(Knopf) in December 1995. The second volume, and the Sea is Never Full, was published in New York(Knopf) in November 1999.” (Elie Wiesel,” United States Holocaust Memorial