Who is Elie Wiesel?
Elie Wiesel is an American author, political activist, and Nobel Laureate in Peace. Born in Romania, Elie Wiesel moved to the United States in 1955 after surviving the Holocaust and living for ten years in France. Wiesel’s most famous book, Night, became the Number One New York Times bestseller in early 2006 after Oprah selected it for her book club on 13 January. Elie Wiesel was born on 30 September 1928 in Sighet, Romania to Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel. Shlomo was an Orthodox Jew who supported his family through his grocery store business, was active in the community, and encouraged Elie Wiesel to study literature and Modern Hebrew. He was also briefly imprisoned for helping Jews escape from Poland earlier in World War II. Sarah Wiesel came from a Hasidic Jewish family and inspired religious fervor in her son. Elie Wiesel was an only son, but he had three sisters named Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. Tragedy struck Elie Wiesel and his family on 19 April 1944, four years after Romania ceded Sigh
