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Born in Sighet, Transylvania, Romani, in 1928, Elie Wiesel was known throughout the world for his writings on the Holocaust and his personal experiences as a survivor. Wiesel and his family were deported to Auschwitz in 1944, and he was later transferred to Buna and liberated in Buchenwald. After the war, Wiesel worked as a journalist in Paris and New York City. His 1956 Yiddish-language memoir Un di Velt Hot Geshvigen (published in English as Night) was one of the first personal accounts of the Holocaust to receive international attention. His subsequent books dealt with Jewish themes and Jewish faith, reflecting his religious upbringing. In 1986 Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel's position as chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council from 1980 to 1986 led to the creation of the Days of Remembrance and Holocaust education programs. (en-US)

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Encyclopaedia Judaica. 16 vols. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House Ltd., 1971-1972. [Vol. XVI], pp. 507-508

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