Elie Wiezel was born in 1928 in

Transylvania, Romania. He lived

peacefully until he and his family got
deported by Nazis to Auschwitz when
he was just 15.Auschwitz was the largest
concentration camp of the time; It was
split into 3 parts. Elie and his father
were sent to part 2, Buchenwald. While
his father died a few days before the
camp was liberated in 1945, He and his
two older sisters survived. He continues
to tell his story. He recalls on his
experience when he says, Never shall I
forget that night, the first night in camp,
which has turned my life into one long
night, seven times cursed and seven
times sealed....Never shall I forget those
moments which murdered my God and
my soul and turned my dreams to dust.
Never shall I forget these things, even if
I am condemned to live as long as God
Himself. Never. He writes books that
tell of his story; one specific book, Night,
tells us all about his struggles of
Auschwitz. His main goal is to
commemorate those who did not
survive. Hes won many 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. Due to his efforts to remember
the holocaust and help humanity, He
won the Nobel Peace Prize on December
10th, 1986. Overall, Elie is a wonderful
humanitarian and continues to educate
the world of the horrors of the Holocaust
today.

Elie
Wiezel
By: Ami Palmer

Upper right: Elie Wiezel

Lower left: Auschwitz
Lower right: Night book
cover