

Holocaust Paper
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Using the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, please answer the following questions in the essay: 1. Who is Elie Wiesel? How old was he when Night took place? What does he describe as having happened to him and his family during WW2? 2. When did Wiesel write Night? Why is that important to a historian? Why do you think he wrote the book? Who is the audience he’s addressing? What else has he written? 3. In what ways did this book add to your knowledge of the Holocaust? Specific Examples 4. What sort of things did Wiesel not tell the reader about the Holocaust that a historian might want to know? Why do you think these sort of details weren’t included in the book? Do you think the book would have been more or less effective with these details included? 5. How important do you think this book is to historians? How does it contribute to our knowledge and interpretation of the Holocaust?