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Elie Wiesel Night
"Night" is an autobiographical literature by Elie Wiesel during World War II that explains the
tragic events the author went through during that period. In Sighet, Transylvania, everything
began in 1941; when Elie Wiesel was just thirteen years old. Elie Wiesel was a religious and
devout Jew; he was passionate about studying the Talmud and Kabbalah. Elie was a brother to
three sisters and the only son of a Romanian shopkeeper. He found himself a Kabbalah teacher
named Moishe the Beadle who was deported on the first transport, but he eventually sneaked out to
warn the Jews in Sighet about their fate; no one believed him. In the spring of 1944, the Germans
took control of the Hungarian border and Elie and his family were forced to live in compact...show
more content...
Half the inmates died due to starvation and lack of nutrition. They were only given a very small
ration of soup and a piece of bread. As he was trying to survive in the concentration camps; his
greatest fear was not to lose his father through his harsh times and challenges while in the camp.
One day, the inmates were told to come to the meeting place, to witness a child being hung by the
SS officers. On that day, Elie lost all of the faith he had in God and said God died with the child
who got hung by the cruel SS officers. Soon, the Jewish holidays came and it was different from
how they celebrated the past years. Elie has turned away from God and did not take part in the
worship. Yet another selection passed by, but this time his father was proven as a weak person,
but a second selection took place and luckily Elie's father passed the selection. A few months
later, Elie's leg started to swell and the doctors had to perform a surgery on his foot. The rumor of
the Russian army coming spread throughout the camp. Eliezer and his father went along with the
people being evacuated from the camp, leaving behind the people in the infirmary. The weather
was harsh and was frigid. He wasn't in a state to wear shoes and his foot was surrounded by snow
that was covered in
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Elie Wiesel Night

  • 1. Elie Wiesel Night "Night" is an autobiographical literature by Elie Wiesel during World War II that explains the tragic events the author went through during that period. In Sighet, Transylvania, everything began in 1941; when Elie Wiesel was just thirteen years old. Elie Wiesel was a religious and devout Jew; he was passionate about studying the Talmud and Kabbalah. Elie was a brother to three sisters and the only son of a Romanian shopkeeper. He found himself a Kabbalah teacher named Moishe the Beadle who was deported on the first transport, but he eventually sneaked out to warn the Jews in Sighet about their fate; no one believed him. In the spring of 1944, the Germans took control of the Hungarian border and Elie and his family were forced to live in compact...show more content... Half the inmates died due to starvation and lack of nutrition. They were only given a very small ration of soup and a piece of bread. As he was trying to survive in the concentration camps; his greatest fear was not to lose his father through his harsh times and challenges while in the camp. One day, the inmates were told to come to the meeting place, to witness a child being hung by the SS officers. On that day, Elie lost all of the faith he had in God and said God died with the child who got hung by the cruel SS officers. Soon, the Jewish holidays came and it was different from how they celebrated the past years. Elie has turned away from God and did not take part in the worship. Yet another selection passed by, but this time his father was proven as a weak person, but a second selection took place and luckily Elie's father passed the selection. A few months later, Elie's leg started to swell and the doctors had to perform a surgery on his foot. The rumor of the Russian army coming spread throughout the camp. Eliezer and his father went along with the people being evacuated from the camp, leaving behind the people in the infirmary. The weather was harsh and was frigid. He wasn't in a state to wear shoes and his foot was surrounded by snow that was covered in Get more content on HelpWriting.net