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Elie Wiesel: Surviving The Holocaust, Speaking Out Against Genocide
Profiles the life and work of Elie Wiesel, beginning with his Romanian childhood, through his adolescence spent in the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, to his development as a writer, and finally to his humanitarian works.
160 pages, Library Binding
First published October 1, 2005
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November 22, 2011
In a biography by Lisa Moore, Elie Weisel is a political activist, professor, and novelist. He is an author and Holocaust survivor who wrote 57 books, both fiction and non-fiction, based on his experiences as a prisioner in Nazi concentration camps.
After a car accident, he had to stay in the United States past his visa. He was offered citizenship to resolve the problem. He has been given many awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
Lesson extensions:
Concentration camps, WWII, Holocaust, Survivors, Jewish Authors
Resources:
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prize...
Reviewed in Jewish Book World Magazine
After a car accident, he had to stay in the United States past his visa. He was offered citizenship to resolve the problem. He has been given many awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
Lesson extensions:
Concentration camps, WWII, Holocaust, Survivors, Jewish Authors
Resources:
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prize...
Reviewed in Jewish Book World Magazine
Displaying 1 of 1 review