Night+-+Jenna+Gordon

About the Author: ** (Elie Wiesel at age 15) **My Opinion:** **
 *  Summary: **
 *    Elie Wiesel's novel //Night// is a terrifying, but true story of a young boy and his father traveling during the Holocaust, by train, to the concentration camp called Auschwitz. During their trip, the people on the train encounter a woman and her son. Unfortunately the two have been seperated by the rest of their family, and the woman is especially terrified by this. Throughout the duration of the trip, she cries out that there is fire, but there is none. The people on the train become restless and get angry with the woman. When they arrive to Auschwitz, the woman is distraught and confused, while her son holds her. He is also a little confused about her behavior. The father and his son are sent off the train and remove their clothing and are evaluated to see if they will be sent to the crematorium, or to work.
 * Elie Wiesel was fifteen years old when he was sent away to concentration camps during the Holocaust. He went through a grueling year during the Holocaust, but was one of few to survive it. He is now dedicating his life to helping people to understand what he went through so that this may never happen to anyone again. He has published over thirty books, but //Night// is probably his most famous piece. He has also been awarded the nobel peace prize award and has been appointed to chair the President's Commision on the Holocaust. He has recently become an American citizen. He spends his days with his wife Marion, and telling people about his survival of one of the most tragic times in world history. **
 * I would recommend this story for people of all ages, religions and nationalities of the world because it represents the hard truth about racism and hatred of one belief to another. I think that it is important for people to understand what these people had to go through so that the world will not create this same mistake again. **
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