Elie (Eliezer) Wiesel
A Peacemaker
Hero
By: Zachyia Taylor
Question 1:
How do we define the personality traits of a
hero?
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rough
ruthless
sympathetic
likely to be emotionally closed
off or remote
• might not recognize his own
feelings
• his touch is always honest,
kind, tender
• trustworthy (he will hide this)
• self-indulgent
• readers should feel like hero is
risky but worth it
• readers should feel like hero is
risky but worth it
• Bravery
• Courage
• Dedication
• Sacrifice
• Perseverance ( push yourself
to do something)
• Endurance (Bearing Pain)
• Selflessness
• Endurance
• Humility
• Valor (boldness,
determination)
(“Characteristics of a hero.”)
(“Hero personality traits”)
("Dictionary and Thesaurus”)
Question 2:
What was Elie Wiesel's biggest accomplishment ?
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Makes significant Contributions to
the Holocaust
His foundation of humanity
("Elie Wiesel Homepage." )
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Journalist and writer in Paris
“Spokesman for peace and
human rights all over the world”
("Elie Wiesel." The Echo Foundation. )
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He is the author of 57 books
writer, professor, political activist,
Peace Nobel Laureate and
Holocaust survivor.
("The Virtual Lesson Plan”)
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1928-born in Sighet, Romania
1944-deported to Auschwitz
1945-father dies in Buchenwald
1945-liberated from concentration camp
1948-moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne
1948-work in journalism begins
1954-decides to write about the Holocaust
1956-hit by a car in New York
1958-Night is published
1963-receives U.S. citizenship
1964-returned to Sighet
1965-first trip to Russia
1966-publishes Jews of Silence
1969-married Marion Rose
1972-son is born
1978-appointed chair of Presidential Commission
on the Holocaust
1980-Commission renamed U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Council
1985-awarded Congressional Gold Medal of
Achievement
1986-awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1995-publishes memoirs
("Elie Wiesel Bio." )
Question 3:
What can other modern "heroes" learn from Elie
Wiesel?
• “Humility. Everyone needs it, but mainly leaders. Because they have
power.”
("10 Questions for Elie Wiesel”)
• Elie Wiesel's message is one peace and human dignity. with his
message and through his practical work in the cause of peace, his
wish is to spread peace throughout the world and make it a better
place for everyone, not just a certain type.
("Press Release”)
Question 4:
How does Elie Wiesel reflect his particular culture
and society?
• 1928- born September 30th in Sighet, Romania
("Elie Wiesel Bio." )
• Wiesel yearned to be a writer after the war
("Elie Wiesel.")
• Yearned : to have a strong desire.
("Dictionary and Thesaurus”)
• The area Elie Wiesel was born has been claimed by the people of
both Hungary and Romania.
• During the early years of World War II, Sighet remained relatively
unaffected by the war
("Biography of Elie Wiesel”)
Question 5:
How does Elie Wiesel represent his time period
and geographical area?
• Wiesel, his parents, and three sisters were deported to Auschwitz
• mother and a sister were killed.
• Wiesel went to the United States in 1956
("EBSCOhost”)
• In 1944, Elie (15 years old), his family, and all the other Jews in
the town were deported to concentration camps in Poland.
• Wiesel (20 years old) began to study at the Sorbonne in Paris
("Elie Wiesel." About Judaism )
Question 6:
What has changed since he was been out of the
Holocaust?
• Became a spokesman for survivors and dedicated his life to
recording the horrors of the Holocaust
• Survived the concentration camps and wrote about his experiences.
(Schoenberg)
• Found his two older sisters in a French orphanage
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• Became a professional journalist.
• Refused to write about or talk about his holocaust experiences for
10 years after the war.
(Miller)
Question 7:
What was Elie Wiesel's most famous quotes that
reflects on him being a hero?
• “The thousands of people who died daily in Auschwitz and
Birkenau, in the crematoria, no longer troubled me.” Elie Wiesel,
Night, p. 62
- this quote shows how Elie Wiesel has been able to
overcome the
fear and horror of watching others die right in
front of him.
(“Elie Wiesel cons on the world." )
• “I write to understand as much as to be understood.”
("Elie Wiesel Quotes”)
• “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice,
but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
("Elie Wiesel Quotes (Author of Night)." )
Question 8:
What actions make Elie Wiesel a hero?
• Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986
("Press Release”)
• Elie Wiesel begins travelling around the world as a reporter for the
Tel Aviv newspaper in 1952
• Published over 40 books
• Elie Wiesel is the first Henry Luce Visiting Scholar in 1982
• Elie Wiesel travels to Auschwitz with Oprah Winfrey in 2006 to go
back to the holocaust sight and “re-live” and tell some of his
experiences
("Elie Wiesel Timeline and World”)