Elie Wiesel: A Life HD

Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) became a symbol of Holocaust memory and documentation, and a clear voice in the struggle for human rights. Born in Sighet in Transylvania, Wiesel was sent to Auschwitz in 1944, and from there was sent on a death march to Buchenwald, where he was liberated by the US Army. His parents and younger sister were murdered. After the war, Wiesel turned to journalistic writing, and with time he began literary and reflective writing about the Holocaust and life before it. He was known for his many books (translated into dozens of languages) - the best-known of which is "Night" - as well as his educational and journalistic endeavors, which won him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. For more details: https://www.yadvashem.org/education/educational-materials/lesson-plans/chord.html Credits: Zinovii Tolkatchev, "Roll Call", Yad Vashem Art Collection Țetcu Mircea Rareș Gyöngyi United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Mitchell Eisen United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Albert Rosenthal United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert Waisman United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Binem Wrzonski United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Benjamin (Miedzyrzecki) Meed John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com David Shankbone Robert Scoble William J. Clinton Presidential Library Pete Souza UN Photo Paulo Filgueiras Music: Eternity by Whitesand https://youtu.be/X5c83Uixoj8 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0