![]() ![]() Elie Wiesel wrote the most haunting account of his young life. I cried, I thought about it throughout the day, I dreamt about it in the night. I don't remember ever being so physically and emotionally caught up in any book like I was with this one. Recounting the evils at Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Wiesel's enduring classic of Holocaust literature raises questions of continuing significance for all future generations: How could man commit these horrors, and could such an evil ever be repeated? Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's "reception center" does the terrible truth sink in. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. ![]() Told through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet unfolds with a heart-wrenching inevitability. Night is an unmistakably autobiographical account of the author's own gruesome experiences in Nazi Germany's death camps. This definitive edition features a new translation from the original French by Wiesel's wife and frequent translator, Marion Wiesel. The Jewish Virtual Library’s profile of Elie Wiesel.Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Gold Medal, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel offers an unforgettable account of Hitler's horrific reign of terror in Night. WebsitesĪ brief biography, interviews, and some photos of Elie Wiesel. Wiesel while giving a dedication to Washington, DC’s Holocaust Museum. AudioĮlie Wiesel’s speech "The Perils of Indifference." ImagesĮlie Wiesel at age 15, the age at which his story in Night begins. Wiesel talks about his life and human rights issues in the world today.Įlie Wiesel expresses his fears that the world is making the same mistakes over again and not learning from the past.Īn interview with Elie Wiesel by the Nobel Foundation. VideoĪn interview with Elie Wiesel on "One on One". TV documentary with Elie Wiesel and Bill Moyers called Facing Hate. The World of Elie Wiesel, an interview in which Wiesel talks about current issues in the world.Įlie Wiesel was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Our lives no longer belong to us alone they belong to all those who need us desperately." What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stifled we shall lend them ours, that while their freedom depends on ours, the quality of our freedom depends on theirs. As long as one child is hungry, our life will be filled with anguish and shame. As long as one dissident is in prison, our freedom will not be true. One person-a Raoul Wallenberg, an Albert Schweitzer, a Martin Luther King Jr.-one person of integrity can make a difference, a difference of life and death. There is so much to be done, there is so much that can be done. How can one not be sensitive to their plight? Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere. Human rights are being violated on every continent. There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention: victims of hunger, of racism and political persecution. Whenever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must-at that moment-become the center of the universe. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. Pretend we’re asking Wiesel, "Why should shmoopers care about your book, Night?" (And also pretend that we’re not just lifting his words from his 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech): We could tell you why you should care, but it’s so much better to hear it from Elie Wiesel himself. What is Night About and Why Should I Care? ![]()
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