Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel was a holocaust survivor. He died July 2, 2016 at age 87. He was born September 30, 1928. He had 3 older sisters. At age 15 he was forced out of his home; along with his family. (1940)  He was forced to work in a camp for 5 years and eventually when Auschwitz was liberated he was freed(1945) Sadly only two of his sisters survived along with him but they were separated. He went to France along with 400 other orphans and studied at Sorbonne from 1948-1951. He eventually went to New York and upon arrival got hit by a taxi cab and he to be in a wheelchair for about a year.  He went to school in NYC and found his wife there and married he for 47 years. They had a son together Elisha Wiesel,  who was named after Elie's Father.









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