Biographical
This page includes a biography and timeline of the author's life, as well as several photographs of Wiesel and related links, including a bibliography. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/HOLO/ELIEBIO.HTM
Cultural
To learn more about the Holocaust, visit this page maintained by the Holocaust Museum. Each hyperlink leads to more specific entries, as well as photographs, timelines, and related articles. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/index.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143
The State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau includes a virtual tour of two death camps, and the "Then and Now" exhibit features works of art by Auschwitz survivors side-by-side with 1996 photographs of the places they depicted. http://www.remember.org/auschwitz/ http://www.remember.org/then-and-now/
In 1979, Wiesel sent President Carter this report of his Commission on the Holocaust. How does he use cause and effect analysis in considering (1) how the Holocaust could have happened and (2) what it means to actively remember and respond to it? http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/HOLO/holo.htm
Bibliographical
In addition to a brief biography, an interview, and photographs, this Random House site includes two excerpts from Wiesel's books: "Three Suicides" from And the Sea is Never Full and "God's Suffering" from All Rivers Run to the Sea. http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/1299/wiesel/index.html
This is the Web site for Wiesel's PBS program First Person Singular, which includes a biography, transcription of several speeches, and a wide variety of related material. Read the brief essay called "How I Work," and consider how the author's writing process is similar to or different from your own. http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/life/work.htm
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