NAME: Tricia F. SECTION 1: Beginnings
Elie Wiesel was born an Orthodox Jew in Sighet, Romania on September 30, 1928. He grew up with 3 sisters; Bea, Hilda, and his youngest sister Tsipora. His parents were Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel. Shlomo Wiesel, Elie's father, owned a grocery store. Elie grew up speaking Hungarian, German, Romanian, and Yiddish. Elie was very interested inn his education and he loved to learn. He went to a Jewish school where he learned Hebrew, the Bible, and Talmud. Moshe taught Elie about religion and his faith. Moshe was one of the first Jews forced out of Sighet. He was taken to Poland and tortured, but he was able to escape and make it back to sighet. When he told tales of when he was captured no one believed him. In 1942 Elie had his Bar mitzvah. He was learning about the Kabbalah, parapsychology, astrology, hypnotism, and magic.
During World War II in 1944, German Soldiers forced themselves into Sighet and forced Jews to wear yellow stars. Jews were forced into __ghettos__ and later in that year all Jews inn Sighet were put into cattle cars and distributed to various concentration camps. Elie and his family were sent to the concentration camp __Auschwitz__.
SECTION 2: Event
Upon arrival in __Auschwitz__ Elie and his father were separated from the rest of the family. Elie's mother and younger sister Tsipora were headed straight for the gas chambers. Elie and his father were sent to work as slave laborers. Later they were sent to Buna and Elie was given the number A-7713 as his new identity.
In the winter of 1944-1945 Elie's knee swelled up and he went to a doctor and was operated on. In January the __SS__ forced the Jews on a death march to Buchenwald. After the death march Elie was exhausted and came close to death. On January 29 in Buchenwald Elie's father died of dysentery, starvation, and exhaustion. Elie was transported to Block 66 of Buchenwald where on April 6, 1945 German officials no longer would be feeding their prisoners. There was an uprising of the Jews on April 11, which caused them to rebel against __SS__ guards, but they weren't successful.
The concentration camp, Buchenwald, was liberated by American military troops in April 1945.
SECTION 3: Results
Once free from the horrors of the concentration camps Elie became extremely sick due to intestinal issues and had to go to a hospital for over a week. A few years after his release from the hospital Elie was reunited with his two older sisters, Hilda and Bea, who had survived the Holocaust. Hilda had seen Elie's picture in the paper and had contacted him. The three siblings were reunited in Antwerp.
After Elie was liberated from the holocaust he didn't have a home to go to, so when he was 17 he was moved into an orphanage in Paris. Elie wanted to go to Palestine, but he was not allowed to. He began to question his faith and why God could let such horrible things happen. In 1947 Elie studied French and in 1948 he became a professor at Sorbonne University in Paris.
Elie became an advocate and spokesman for unheard victims in the Holocaust and other disasters. In 1949 and in the 1950's Elie went to Israel and became a reporter for the Irgun and French newspapers. During a 1954 interview with Francois Mauriac Elie was advised by Mauriac to write down his experiences of the holocaust and he had written Night. Night became published in 1958 in France and in 1960 it made it's way to the United States. In his lifetime Elie has written over 40 books and has won numerous awards. Some of his books include The Accident, The Town Beyond the Wall, and A Begger in Jerusalem. Some of his many awards are the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Medal of Liberty Award, and the Congressional Gold Medal of Achievement. In 1986 Elie won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Elie had many jobs after the holocaust. He worked in different universities as a professor. In 1972 through 1978 he became a professor, at the City University of New York, of Judaic studies. In 1976 he became Andrew Mellon professor of humanities at Boston University. At Yale University, Elie became the first Henry Luce visiting scholar, in the humanities and social thought department. Jimmy Carter invited Wiesel to the President's commission on the Holocaust and appointed him chairman. In 1988, Elie established his own foundation for humanity.
While staying in New York, Elie was hit by a taxicab and administered into the hospital. While Elie was in the hospital he talked to a friend who made him consider the possibility of staying in the U.S. permanently. Soon after Elie applied for permanent citizenship. In 1969 he settled dow and married Marion Erster Rose and in 1972 him and his wife had a son who they named Shlomo Elisha Wiesel, after Elie's father.
At the age of 80 Elie Wiesel ran into some money problems caused by Bernie Madoff. Elie met Madoff through a friend and was told to make an investment. Elie invested some of his own money and $15.2 million from his foundation. All of his money was lost in Madoff's scheme. Madoff was called a liar and a criminal by Elie Wiesel. Since Elie had lost his money him and his wife couldn't open their 3rd center in Jerusalem and Ethiopian children wouldn't be fed in Israel. Elie wants to take legal action against Madoff, which could land Madoff in prison for up to 20 years. Just like the federal government has bailed out big corporations in the past, Elie wants them to do the same for charities.
NAME: Tricia F.
SECTION 1: Beginnings
Elie Wiesel was born an Orthodox Jew in Sighet, Romania on September 30, 1928. He grew up with 3 sisters; Bea, Hilda, and his youngest sister Tsipora. His parents were Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel. Shlomo Wiesel, Elie's father, owned a grocery store. Elie grew up speaking Hungarian, German, Romanian, and Yiddish. Elie was very interested inn his education and he loved to learn. He went to a Jewish school where he learned Hebrew, the Bible, and Talmud. Moshe taught Elie about religion and his faith. Moshe was one of the first Jews forced out of Sighet. He was taken to Poland and tortured, but he was able to escape and make it back to sighet. When he told tales of when he was captured no one believed him. In 1942 Elie had his Bar mitzvah. He was learning about the Kabbalah, parapsychology, astrology, hypnotism, and magic.
During World War II in 1944, German Soldiers forced themselves into Sighet and forced Jews to wear yellow stars. Jews were forced into __ghettos__ and later in that year all Jews inn Sighet were put into cattle cars and distributed to various concentration camps. Elie and his family were sent to the concentration camp __Auschwitz__.
SECTION 2: Event
Upon arrival in __Auschwitz__ Elie and his father were separated from the rest of the family. Elie's mother and younger sister Tsipora were headed straight for the gas chambers. Elie and his father were sent to work as slave laborers. Later they were sent to Buna and Elie was given the number A-7713 as his new identity.
In the winter of 1944-1945 Elie's knee swelled up and he went to a doctor and was operated on. In January the __SS__ forced the Jews on a death march to Buchenwald. After the death march Elie was exhausted and came close to death. On January 29 in Buchenwald Elie's father died of dysentery, starvation, and exhaustion. Elie was transported to Block 66 of Buchenwald where on April 6, 1945 German officials no longer would be feeding their prisoners. There was an uprising of the Jews on April 11, which caused them to rebel against __SS__ guards, but they weren't successful.
The concentration camp, Buchenwald, was liberated by American military troops in April 1945.
SECTION 3: Results
Once free from the horrors of the concentration camps Elie became extremely sick due to intestinal issues and had to go to a hospital for over a week. A few years after his release from the hospital Elie was reunited with his two older sisters, Hilda and Bea, who had survived the Holocaust. Hilda had seen Elie's picture in the paper and had contacted him. The three siblings were reunited in Antwerp.
After Elie was liberated from the holocaust he didn't have a home to go to, so when he was 17 he was moved into an orphanage in Paris. Elie wanted to go to Palestine, but he was not allowed to. He began to question his faith and why God could let such horrible things happen. In 1947 Elie studied French and in 1948 he became a professor at Sorbonne University in Paris.
Elie became an advocate and spokesman for unheard victims in the Holocaust and other disasters. In 1949 and in the 1950's Elie went to Israel and became a reporter for the Irgun and French newspapers. During a 1954 interview with Francois Mauriac Elie was advised by Mauriac to write down his experiences of the holocaust and he had written Night. Night became published in 1958 in France and in 1960 it made it's way to the United States. In his lifetime Elie has written over 40 books and has won numerous awards. Some of his books include The Accident, The Town Beyond the Wall, and A Begger in Jerusalem. Some of his many awards are the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Medal of Liberty Award, and the Congressional Gold Medal of Achievement. In 1986 Elie won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Elie had many jobs after the holocaust. He worked in different universities as a professor. In 1972 through 1978 he became a professor, at the City University of New York, of Judaic studies. In 1976 he became Andrew Mellon professor of humanities at Boston University. At Yale University, Elie became the first Henry Luce visiting scholar, in the humanities and social thought department. Jimmy Carter invited Wiesel to the President's commission on the Holocaust and appointed him chairman. In 1988, Elie established his own foundation for humanity.
While staying in New York, Elie was hit by a taxicab and administered into the hospital. While Elie was in the hospital he talked to a friend who made him consider the possibility of staying in the U.S. permanently. Soon after Elie applied for permanent citizenship. In 1969 he settled dow and married Marion Erster Rose and in 1972 him and his wife had a son who they named Shlomo Elisha Wiesel, after Elie's father.
At the age of 80 Elie Wiesel ran into some money problems caused by Bernie Madoff. Elie met Madoff through a friend and was told to make an investment. Elie invested some of his own money and $15.2 million from his foundation. All of his money was lost in Madoff's scheme. Madoff was called a liar and a criminal by Elie Wiesel. Since Elie had lost his money him and his wife couldn't open their 3rd center in Jerusalem and Ethiopian children wouldn't be fed in Israel. Elie wants to take legal action against Madoff, which could land Madoff in prison for up to 20 years. Just like the federal government has bailed out big corporations in the past, Elie wants them to do the same for charities.