Elie wiesel beret 1943

Night by Elie Wiesel

By antonella98

  • Elie Wiesel is born.

    Elie Wiesel is born.
    September 30, 1928- Elie Wiesel is born in Transylvannia, Romania.

  • Germans Occupy Sighet.

    Germans Occupy Sighet.

  • Elie meets Moshe the Beadle.

    Elie meets Moshe the Beadle.

  • Moshe the Beadle escapes from Gestapo and warns the Jews.

    Moshe the Beadle escapes from Gestapo and warns the Jews.

  • Nazis arrest Jewish leaders.

    Nazis arrest Jewish leaders.
    Nazis confiscate valuables form the Jews, and order them to wear a yellow star. Jews couldnt go to resataurants, cafes, and public transportation.

  • Jews are forced out of their houses.

    Jews are forced out of their houses.
    They were sent to a small ghetto in trains.

  • Embarkation to Auschwitz.

    Embarkation to Auschwitz.
    When they arrived the women and men were separated, and it was the last day Elie saw his mother and three sisters. Later they met Stein of Antwerp. Elie and his father spent a night at Birkenau. They begin their trip to Buna.

  • Elie is injured.

    Elie is injured.
    Elie has surgery on his foot in Auschwitz. Since Russians were approaching they evacuate to Gleiwitz. Later they board on cattle cars to Buchenwald.

  • The Red Army liberates prisoners in Auschwitz.

    The Red Army liberates prisoners in Auschwitz.

  • Elie`s father dies of dysentery, in Buchenwald.

    Elie`s father dies of dysentery, in Buchenwald.

  • They were liberated by U.S. troops.

    They were liberated by U.S. troops.