Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, was born in the provincial town of Sighet, Romania on September 30, 1928. A Jewish community had existed there since 1640, when it sought ...

A surprising parallel in Christian theology to Elie Wiesel's outlook is found in the following extract from the writings of C. S. Lewis: There is, to be sure, one glaringly obvious ground for ...

Best known as the author of “Night,” Wiesel wrote more than 50 books of fiction and nonfiction — and not all were focused on his harrowing experiences in concentration camps. Most people ...

His foundation also lost millions. 1944 – The Wiesel family is sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp, when Elie is 15. January 1945 – Is moved with his father to the Buchenwald ...