The holocaust was the statesponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of european jewry by nazi germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945. Oprah lots of info on night by elie wiesel oprahs show jan 24. These are vocabulary words from elie wiesels memoir night for grade 10 students to study. Our class book will be entitled we havent forgotten you. Explore the id cards to learn more about personal experiences during the holocaust. Night, by elie wiesel, is a work of holocaust literature with a decidedly autobiographical slant. Jews were required to live in ghettos from medieval times unto the french revolution of 1789, which ended this oppressive practice. Online library night by elie wiesel essential vocabulary literature notes.
This new translation by marion wiesel, elies wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal. As a jew raised on the east coast, i was kind of raised on the holocaust. These buildings held the clothing and other possessions of those jews who had just arrived into the extermination camps and were usually gassed shortly afterward. The long night, a journey through the holocaust darkness fell on. You may use past knowledge from a variety of sources including other books you have read, movies etc. We go through the words and definitions as a class, and i periodically give students vocabulary exercises to make sure they know how the use the words correctly. Night, written by elie wiesel, is a short book that includes the narrators haunting personal experience with concentration camps during the holocaust.
Erected in 1933, this was the first nazi concentration camp. Elie wiesel night timeline storyboard by rebeccaray. Night and fog decree secret order issued by hitler on december 7, 1941, to seize persons endangering german security who were to vanish without a trace into night and fog. In order to document what we have learned from the holocaust and from the book night thus far our class will be composing poems which will be compiled in a book. However, even when antisemitic measures force the sighet jews into supervised ghettos, elies. This historical fiction piece is definitely fascinating, and understandable to all teen readers. Background vocabulary for elie wiesels night jewish terminology cabbala. Intended to be the initial read in which students annotate the text as they read. The vocabulary words you will learn in this lesson primarily relate to german and judaic words. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary and context clues by mskcpotter. Background vocabulary for elie wiesels night jewish terminology. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary flashcards quizlet. One of its primary aims was to reestablish a jewish homeland in palestine.
You are now ready to read the book night by elie wiesel. Developed in collaboration with the united states holocaust memorial museum and hill and wang, the. Despite low sales originally, night has now been translated into thirty languages and has become a classic. Students may want to circle unfamiliar vocabulary, underline key ideas, or.
Later it was applied to the destruction of six million jews by the nazis and their followers in europe between the years 19411945. Holocaust literary and research unit grade 10 english. Learn how he devoted his life to ensuring the world would never forget. Getting students to buyinto night a holocaust novel. My first reading of elie wiesels night occurred during this years holocaust memorial day. However, to not talk about the sickening events of the holocaust is disrespectful to the.
A vocabulary list featuring night by elie wiesel, sections 45. The following is a list of vocabulary with definitions from the first part of elie wiesels night. Night study guide contains materials for an activitybased study of this memoir by elie wiesel. Elie wiesels memoir night chronicles his time spent in the auschwitz and buchenwald concentration camps and will allow students to understand the horrors. Night 1960 is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945, at the height of the holocaust toward the end of the second world war. Preparation time is relative, based on your knowledge of the texts used. Night is elie wiesels masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the nazi death camps. Night by elie wiesel is an autobiographical story, told by wiesel, depicting his life and journey through the holocaust as a young boy. Adolf eichmann used it to gather data on jews living in germany, austria and later czechoslovakia. Coined after wwii as a direct result of how some nationalities and ethnic groups, particularly the jews, were mistreated during the war. These words are etched into the wall of the holocaust memorial museum in washington. I also returned everything, made it clear everything was an act, and that they were definitely not filthy, and they did a fantastic job cleaning my room. Book summary his instructor, moshe the beadle, returns from a neardeath experience and warns that nazi aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives.
In night, eliezer says that the holocaust murdered his god, and he often expresses the belief that god could not exist and permit the existence of the holocaust. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary test proprofs quiz. Jul 10, 2016 as a jew raised on the east coast, i was kind of raised on the holocaust. Later it was applied to the destruction of six million jews by the nazis and their followers in. The term holocaust literally means a completely burned sacrifice. Also referred to as the night of broken glass, this. Students may want to circle unfamiliar vocabulary, underline key ideas, or comment on the information presented. What is the relationship between our stories and our identity. Full glossary for night cliffsnotes study guides book.
This product is what i generally use for a pre reading activity to night, but it could be used as the students are reading as well. The original yiddish publication of night was 900 pages and titled and the world remained silent. Night vocabulary package with answer key vocabulary. Elie wiesel endured one of historys darkest periods. My father was a veteran, but he still didnt seem to trust certain aspects of government which wanted to keep tabs and records of our. They get holocaust fatigue, i guess, or at least they just arent going to give you the visceral emotional response you might be hoping for. Background vocabulary for elie wiesels night jewish. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Vocabulary from night condemnwhen the selection came, he was condemned in advance, offering his own neck to the executioner. Nuremberg laws two antijewish statutes enacted september 1935 during the nazi partys national convention in nuremberg.
Each of you will write a reflective poem about the holocaust. Elie wiesel and eliezer are not exactly the same, but eliezer expresses, in most cases, the. Minor details have been altered, but what happens to eliezer is what happened to wiesel himself during the holocaust. First person singular is about one mans passionate resolve to bear witness for the millions of people who suffered and perished in the holocaust. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary words junior english a pages 1 2. Night elie wiesel complete printable student study questions with answer key night elie wiesel prereading questions and preface questions. Wiesel based the bookat least in parton his own experiences during world war ii.
Standing at the entrance to auschwitz, oprah points out the exact spot elie wiesel began his dark journey into night. Night oprah winfrey and eliesel wiesel visit concentration camp use this guide to learn about author and holocaust survivor elie wiesel while reading his book night. The book opens in 1941 in his hometown of sighet, a small isolated community tucked away in the mountains of transylvania, then. A musical technique that places new lyrics into melodies of old songs. Its intention is the total annihilation of a race or ethnic group. Never shall i forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night, writes wiesel. As a result, the entire jewish population is sent to concentration camps. The one used by the nazis was developed by the german branch of ibm. A mass slaughter of jews and other civilians, carried out by t night of the broken glass november 9, 1938, when mobs throug jewish mystical movement. This technique was used during the holocaust, when lyrics were being written faster than composers could generate the music. Night cliffsnotes for elie wiesel, author of night, and for many other holocaust survivors, it is important to tell their stories as witnesses of one of the most horrible times in history. Why should you read this frightening and sickening story.
Holocaust term first used in the late 1950s to describe the systematic torture and murder of approximately six million european jews. The holocaust the mass murder of jews under the german nazi regime during the period 1941 to 1945. Night vocabulary for the complete memoir studies 120 words from the text. Anticipation guide, kwl chart, elie wiesel web quest, holocaust background web quest, major character chart, jewish references, symbols, themes, vocabulary, book cover. A vocabulary list featuring night by elie wiesel, sections 69. Night elie wiesel complete printable student study questions with answer key night elie wiesel. It is important to remember, however, that there is a difference between the persona of nights narrator, eliezer, and that of nights author, elie wiesel. Elie wiesel and eliezer are not exactly the same, but eliezer expresses, in most cases, the emotions that wiesel felt at the time of the holocaust.
This concise, easytouse resource on the holocaust is rich in factual and statistical information, and provides a comprehensive compilation of the people and terms that are essential for an understanding of the holocaust. Iturbe, a spanish journalist the book was translated into english by lilit thwaites, interviewed kraus for the book and linked her story with the narratives of other historical figures. It was first used by newsweek magazine to describe the nazi book burnings in germany. Refer to a good dictionary as you write the definition of each word in the. How did reading night by elie wiesel change your views and. Recommended resources and topics if you have limited time to teach about the holocaust. The holocaust and night there is a jewish tradition, honored by the survivors of the holocaust, to respect the memory of the dead by letting them rest in silence. In his memoir, he discusses growing up as a devout jewish boy, and continues the novel through his time spent in auschwitz, a notorious nazi concentration camp. It is a necessary read full of true stories about wiesels time in nazi concentration camps. Each chapter is captivating, and cliff hanging making it easy to read more and more. Meet elie wiesel, the author of night and a holocaust survivor who grew up in translyvania.
Though just a brief 116 pages, the book has received considerable acclaim, and. Which core concept described the fact that there were approximately nine million jews living in all the countries of europe prior to 1933. In this unflinching memoir, elie wiesel describes his experience as a young man imprisoned in a nazi concentration camp during the holocaust. A branch of orthodox judaism that maintains a lifestyle separate from the nonjewish world. Seidman argues that the yiddish version was for jewish readers, who wanted to hear about revenge, but the anger was removed for the largely christian readership of the french translation. Though just a brief 116 pages, the book has received considerable acclaim, and the author won the nobel prize in 1986. Night is often taught as the third or four novel in a series yearafteryear of holocaust novels the boy in the striped pajamas, diary of anne frank, maus, etc. Night transformed the holocaust into a religious event. Holocaust unit syllabus carolyn heiars teaching portfolio. Night vocabulary complete memoir 120 words by created for. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary words junior english \a\instructions.
However, even when antisemitic measures force the sighet jews into supervised ghettos, elies family remains calm and compliant. Full text of night by elie wiesel internet archive. More than 6 million european jews, as well as members of other persecuted groups, such as gypsies and homosexuals, were murdered at concentration camps, such as auschwitz. Holocaust vocabulary night by elie wiesel flashcards. In this unflinching memoir, elie wiesel describes his experience as a young man imprisoned in a. In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, wiesel writes about the death of god and his own increasing disgust with humanity. Night elie wiesel complete printable student vocabulary study package with answer key 22 pages click below to access additional resources. Despite warnings about german intentions towards jews, eliezers family and the other jews in the small transylvanian town of sighet now in modernday romania fail to flee the country when they have a chance. Night is the first book in a trilogynight, dawn, and then day, probably referring to a transition in state of mind.