1. NightNight By Elie Wiesel

2. Elie Wiesel FBorn September 30, 1928 FSighet, Transylvania FOrthodox Jewish family F“shtetl” FBorn September 30, 1928 FSighet, Transylvania FOrthodox Jewish family F“shtetl”

3. Wiesel, cont. FExtremely religious FUnusual for a boy his age FFather: Shlomo FEndures the camps with Elie FSister: Tzipora FYoung, dies upon arrival in Auschwitz FMother: Sarah FKilled with Tzipora FSighet: isolated & unaware of the extent of the atrocities FOver 15,000 Jewish families prior to 1944, less than 50 after. FExtremely religious FUnusual for a boy his age FFather: Shlomo FEndures the camps with Elie FSister: Tzipora FYoung, dies upon arrival in Auschwitz FMother: Sarah FKilled with Tzipora FSighet: isolated & unaware of the extent of the atrocities FOver 15,000 Jewish families prior to 1944, less than 50 after.

4. Hitler & Anti-Semitism FJews blamed for economic depression in Germany FSound familiar? FSuperiority of “aryan” race FAnti-Semitic laws F“Nuremburg” laws FDesigned to dehumanize Jews & subject them to violence & prejudice FHomosexuals FIntellectuals FDisabled: both physically & mentally FJews blamed for economic depression in Germany FSound familiar? FSuperiority of “aryan” race FAnti-Semitic laws F“Nuremburg” laws FDesigned to dehumanize Jews & subject them to violence & prejudice FHomosexuals FIntellectuals FDisabled: both physically & mentally “Germans! Defend yourselves! Don’t buy in Jewish shops!”

5. Auschwitz FDeadliest of all death camps F1,300,000 murdered Jews FDeadliest of all death camps F1,300,000 murdered Jews

6. Concentration Camps FVarying ‘purposes’ FDeath/Extermination FAuschwitz FLabor FBuna, Buchenwald FVarying ‘purposes’ FDeath/Extermination FAuschwitz FLabor FBuna, Buchenwald

7. “Un di Velt Hot Geshvign” FYiddish: “And the World Remained Silent” FOriginal title of 800 page memoir FCondensed & translated into French, La Nuit FPublished as Night in 1960 F10 year vow of silence F“The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.” FContinues to teach & write FActive speaker/lecturer FYiddish: “And the World Remained Silent” FOriginal title of 800 page memoir FCondensed & translated into French, La Nuit FPublished as Night in 1960 F10 year vow of silence F“The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.” FContinues to teach & write FActive speaker/lecturer