Elie Wiesel
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- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples, Human Rights, Holocaust
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
Article abstract: Wiesel, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, published numerous works of philosophy, drama, and fiction based on his experiences. By writing and speaking out on behalf of the world’s victims, he became a significant voice of conscience.
Early Life
The journey that took Elie Wiesel through the Holocaust, the systematic destruction of nearly six million Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II, began in the town of Sighet, now part of Romania, where he was born on September 30, 1928. Raised in a religious home, Wiesel was the third child...
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