Elie Wiesel

0Wiesel was born in Sighet, Romania, on September 30, 1928.

0Sighet was annexed by Hungary in 1940.0The people of his village were sent to Auschwitz in

April 1944.

0As we watch the clip from the Oprah Winfrey show, please write five facts you learn.

0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slZMOkYJFO0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activ

0 It is a very difficult thing to watch.0What did you think about as you watched this clip?

0Although there is no discrimination allowed by the law in the US, what groups in US society to you think are most disrespected?

0Why do you think this?

0Wiesel fled to France. He first wrote about his experience in Le Nuit or Night in 1958.

0He became an citizen of the US in 1964.0HE became the professor of humanities at Boston

University in 1976.0 In 1986 he received the Nobel Peace Prize.

0With his prize he created the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity.

0 “Our mission is to combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue and youth-focused programs that promote acceptance, understanding, and equality.”

0He is working with refugees from Darfur at present.