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Elie Wiesel is Born
Elie Wiesel is born in the small town of Sighet, located in Transylvania, to his father Shlomo and his mother Sarah. His sisters included Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. -
Adolf Hitler Elected Chancellor of Germany
This marks a turning point for Elie and the rest of the world. The Nazi party rises to power along with injustice for the Jews of Europe. -
Elie Begins to Meet with Moshe the Beadle and Study the Cabbala
Towards the end of 1941, Elie begins to delve deeper into his religion since he is a profound believer.Later this will be a huge factor between life and death and testing his God. -
Moshe the Beadle Returns and Warns the Others
Moshe returns and warns the others of the horrific events he witnessed. Many including Elie don't believe him and mock him only to find out he was right. -
Germans occupy Sighet
The Jews are forced to wear the Star and later are pushed into the ghettos. Elie Wiesel is on his way to seeing the descruction of war and what the concentration camps are like. -
Elie and His Family Arrive at Auschwitz
Elie and his father are seperated from the rest of their family. Elie learns that the rumours of what happens are true and begins to test his God and is scarred for life. -
Elie and His Father Arrive at the Work Camp Buna
Elie stays with his father for eight months and is approaching the end of the war. His experiences in the factory with Idek the Kapo will stay with him forever. -
Elie Has to be Operated on Due to His Foot
In the middle of January of 1945, Elie's right foot begins to swell due to the cold. He must see a doctor and get it operated on, right before his death march. -
SS Sends Elie on Death March to Buchenwald
14,000 people die on the journey and Elie is exhausted and discouraged. He feels like giving up on life would be easier but he knows he must carry on. -
Elie's Father Shlomo Dies
Shlomo dies of dysentery, starvation, and exhaustion. Elie is left virtually alone and has no one to return to comfort. -
Guards Tell Prisoners They Will No Longer Be Fed
Elie is reduced to nothing and continually has suicidal thoughts and is starved until U.S. soldiers arrive later that month. -
Buchenwald is Freed By American Troops
In the early evening after a rebellion by the prisoners that morning, the camp is freed along with Elie and the other prisoners. Elie's long fight to stay alive is almost over. -
Elie is Hospitalized and Writes Outline for Night
While Elie was in the hospital with intestinal problems after being liberated he writes down outline for Night but chooses not to publish it for at least 10 years after being liberated from his horrors. -
Elie Studies with the Jewish Scholar Shushani
While studying with Shushani, Elie learns to question his faith even more when he realizes that there is still so much more he doesn't understand. -
Elie Wiesel is Interviewed by Fancois Mauriac
This is a turning point in Elie's life because he goes out of his ways during this interview about speaking his thoughts. After running out of the room, Fancois chased after him and told him writing an autobiography would be an excellent idea. Elie decides to become an author. -
Book "Night" is Published
With the book "Night" being published, the world gets another glimpse at how scarring the Holocaust actually was. It talks of how Elie delt with his religion and how he questioned his God often. -
Elie is Presented with the Congressional Gold Medal
Ronald Reagan presents Elie with this award for all his work as a humanitarian. Yet another award won by Elie for all his great achievments in life. -
Elie Wiesel Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Elie is given the Nobel Peace Prize because of his long efforts sharing what happened to him. He also was a huge humanitarian and a long lasting peace maker. -
Establishes the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
This organization helps world problems against peoples' rights such as the apartheid used in South Africa. -
Elie Speaks at Dedication of US Holocaust Memorial
Elie speaks of all his life's work explaining why this memorial was so important to all the people of the Holocaust who suffered so tremendously.
