the holocaust and elie wiesel an introduction to a unit on night by mr. edwards and mrs. droope
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The Holocaust and Elie Wiesel
An introduction to a unit on Night
By Mr. Edwards and Mrs. Droope
What do you know?
Think a minute. Write down 3 things
you know about the holocaust.
Get ready to discuss what you already know about the Holocaust.
What questions do you have?
Entrance to Auschwitz
What happened? During the Holocaust, 11 million
people died in concentration camps in Germany and Poland.
Hitler’s ideology called for the imprisonment of Jews, gypsies, political dissenters, the mentally ill, and homosexuals.
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Why did this happen? After the First World War, Germany
was in chaos, and Hitler was a strong leader who promised a better life for Germany.
European fascism merged with anti-semitism.
The western world was unaware of the true extent of Germany’s persecution of Jews and others.
Holocaust MemoirsSome victims of concentration
camps survived to publish their memoirs.
Famous authors who wrote about their experiences include Primo Levi, Anne Frank, Simon Wiesenthal and Elie Wiesel.
Elie Wiesel addresses the U.S. Congress.
Elie Wiesel and the holocaust
Taken from his hometown with his family in spring 1944, when he was a teenager.
Transported to Auschwitz, Poland with his family.
He never saw his mother or younger sister again.
A photo of prisoners arriving at Auschwitz, May
1944This tookplacearoundthe timewhen ElieWieselarrived atAuschwitz.
Liberation of Buchenwald
Wiesel is the
seventh man from the left on
the second
row.
April 16,1945
Elie Wiesel after the Holocaust
Became a U.S. Citizen in 1955 Published his memoir of Auschwitz Teaches humanities at various
universities Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986
for speaking out against racism and intolerance around the world.
On writing Night
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=8350be64-fb3c-43ad-a972-101b9d61fe4b
“An Evening With Elie Wiesel”
Let's watch part of this video...
From his Nobel Lecture: “For me, hope without
memory is like memory without hope. Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.” - December 11, 1986
Acceptance Speech
What are your reactions? Think for a minute about your
reaction to these historical events. Then write a response in your
notebook – please include questions, thoughts and emotions.
The Holocaust and Elie Wiesel
An introduction to a unit on Night
By mr. Edwards and Mrs. Droope