Night By Elie Wiesel

Write the vocabulary word. vo·cab·u·lar·y [voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee] noun, plural vo·cab·u·lar·ies. 1.the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons Write the vocabulary word. Vocabulary Term: Vocabulary My Understanding:  + - X In My Own Words: Draw: New Information: Rate how well you know the word: + = Know the word well  = Heard it, and know the meaning - = Heard it, but unsure of the meaning X = Never heard the word

Write a definition in your own words Vocabulary Term: Vocabulary vo·cab·u·lar·y [voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee] noun, plural vo·cab·u·lar·ies. 1.the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons Write a definition in your own words Vocabulary Term: Vocabulary My Understanding:  + - X In My Own Words: Vocabulary is the list of words that a person (or groups of people) know. Draw: My Connection(s): On The Big Bang Theory, the characters have quite large vocabularies that include many scientific words that I don’t understand. Many rappers, like 2Pac, have large vocabularies and use them in order to make their raps have greater flow and a deeper meaning. Draw a picture of what the word means to you. Connect the word to another class, book, movie, song, etc.

Night Vocabulary List 1 List 2 Penury Ghetto Edict Antechamber Liquidate Synagogue Conflagration Anguish Tumult Convalescent Untenable Dissipate Benediction Kaddish Knell Automaton Dignity Interminable Indifference Insidious

“Until September 14, 1939 my life was typical of a young Jewish boy in that part of the world in that period of time. I lived in a Jewish community surrounded by gentiles. Aside from my immediate family, I had many relatives and knew all the town people, both Jews and gentiles. Almost two weeks after the outbreak of the war and shortly after my Bar Mitzvah, my world exploded. In the course of the next five and a half years I lost my entire family and almost everyone I ever knew. Death, violence and brutality became a daily occurrence in my life while I was still a young teenager.” Leonard Lerer, 1991

Night Journal 1 Write candidly for 5 minutes regarding the following prompt(s). Be honest with yourself. What do you know about the Holocaust? What do you think of when the Holocaust is mentioned?

The Holocaust (1941-1945) Holocaust means “complete destruction by fire.” The term is now associated with the murder of more than six million Jewish people during World War II.

The Holocaust (1941-1945) There have been many massacres during the course of world history. And the Nazis murdered many non- Jews in concentration camps. What is unique about Hitler’s “Final Solution of the Jewish Problem,” was the Nazi’s determination to murder without exception every single Jew who came within grasp, and the fanaticism, ingenuity, and cruelty with which they pursued their goal.

CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND DEATH CAMPS USED BY THE NAZIS.

About the Author Born September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Romania. Grew up in a small village where his life revolved around the following: Family Religious Study Community God

The Novel Elie spent a year working on the 862 page manuscript he called And the World Was Silent. He gave it to his publisher who returned it as a 258 page book called Night. The book was published first in France in 1958 and then in the U.S. in 1960. The book is autobiographical and told of his experiences during the Holocaust. It also is his personal account of his loss of religious faith.

Dedication Wiesel was outspoken about the suffering of all people, not only Jews. In the 1970s, he protested against South African apartheid. In 1980, he delivered food to starving Cambodians In 1986, he received the Nobel Peace Prize as “a messenger to mankind,” and “a human being dedicated to humanity.” He explained his actions by saying the whole world knew what was happening in the concentration camps, but did nothing.

Read 3-28 – Things to Watch Night — Pay attention to what happens at night and what that might symbolize Bearing witnesses — Pay attention to which characters are witnesses and to what they bear witness Father son relationship — Pay attention to how Elie and his father’s relationship develops; in addition, notice other father-son relationships in the book Loss of Faith — Notice how Elie’s faith in God changes as the book progresses Voice vs. Silence — who has a voice and who chooses to remain silent, why did Wiesel originally title the novel And the World Was Silent?

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.