Elie Wiesel became A-7713 when he arrived at Auschwitz concentration camp. Upon entering the camp, prisoners were assigned identification numbers to dehumanize them and strip them of their individuality. This number became Elie's new identity during his time in the camp.
In the book "Night", Elie and his father are transferred to the Buna camp, a subcamp of Auschwitz, where they are forced to perform hard labor and endure harsh conditions.
Elie Wiesel and his father were marched from Auschwitz III (Monowitz/Buna) to Buchenwald.
camp Peary
When Elie's family first arrived at the concentration camp, they were separated by gender. Elie and his father were sent to the same barracks, while his mother and sister were taken in a different direction. Unfortunately, Elie's mother and sister were immediately sent to the gas chamber upon arrival.
Elie Wiesel was born and grew up in Sighet, which was in Romania when he was born (1929). In 1940 that part of Romania was transferred to Hungary. In March 1944 Germany forced Hungary to accept a Nazis into the government. They started sending Jews to Auschwitz ... Elie Wiesel's family was Jewish and was deported to Auschwitz.
Elie Wiesel is currently living in New York City.
In the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, the prisoners are typically subjected to a selection process upon entering a new camp. This involves being inspected by SS officers to decide who is fit for labor and who should be sent to the gas chambers. The prisoners also often endure harsh conditions, lack of food, and overcrowded sleeping quarters when they enter a new camp.
The first Friday the 13th movie was filmed at Camp Nobebosco, in Blairstown, New Jersey. Camp Nobebosco is still a functioning summer camp.
It is from the Greek for "new one"
Shlomo Elisha Wiesel was born in 1972. Shlomo Wiesel is the son of Elie Wiesel, who is a Jewish professor.
During the air raid in the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, the prisoners were evacuated from the camp and forced to undertake a long and difficult march to another camp. Many prisoners died during this chaotic and traumatic evacuation process, and those who survived faced even harsher conditions in the new camp.