Elie Wiesel

✶September 30, 1928

†July 2, 2016

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Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust.

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

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