Elie wiesel author biography templates
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Elie Wiesel
Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.
Never shall I forget that smoke.
Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.
Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.
Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself.
—Excerpt from Night by Elie Wiesel1
Who was Elie Wiesel?
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Elie Wiesel speaks at a conference (Photo)
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, on September 18–19, 1984, in Washington, DC.
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Elie Wiesel
(1928-2016)
Who Was Elie Wiesel?
Born on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Romania, Elie Wiesel pursued Jewish religious studies before his family was forced into Nazi death camps during WWII. Wiesel survived, and later wrote the internationally acclaimed memoir Night. He also penned many books and became an activist, orator and teacher, speaking out against persecution and injustice across the globe. Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at the age of 87.
Elie Wiesel
Family & Early Life
Elie Wiesel was born Eliezer Wiesel on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Romania to Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel. Wiesel, who grew up with three sisters and pursued religious studies at a nearby yeshiva, was influenced bygd the traditional spiritual beliefs of his grandfather and mother, as well as his father's liberal expressions of Judaism.
Surviving the Holocaust
In 1940, Hungary annexed Sighet and the Wiesels were among the Jewish families forced to live in ghettoes. In May 1944, Naz
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Elie Wiesel Author Study | Body Biography | Collaborative Poster
Description
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Elie Wiesel in a new and engaging way!
Your students will create an author biography by researching Elie Wiesel and establishing his profile on a poster.
Students will learn about Wiesel’s life and his body of work as a legendary author.
Additionally, they will discover the importance of collaboration and effective communication.
This is a great addition to any novel study for Night.
Project Steps:
1) To construct the author study poster, your students will work in groups to conduct research on Elie Wiesel.
2) Students will then transfer their findings to boxes on the poster.
3) Next, they will work together to color or paint the pieces of the poster.
4) Lastly, students will tape together the final product.
The poster is made up of six pieces of paper, which can be printed on regular copy paper or car