Elie Wiesel and Holocaust Awareness

Elie Wiesel and Holocaust Awareness

8th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min

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Learning Objective

I can identify Elie Wiesel's contributions to Holocaust awareness.

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    Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust and dedicated his life to educating the world so that it would never be forgotten.

  • 2

    During the Holocaust, Jews were forced to live in areas called ghettos, and many were deported to killing centers like Auschwitz-Birkenau.

  • 3

    Elie Wiesel shared his experiences through his memoir Night and believed that anyone who listens to a witness becomes a witness.