Night, by Elie Wiesel
Night, by Elie Wiesel
Night, by Elie Wiesel#0
Posted: 3/4/06 at 9:50am
I have finally started reading Night.....and am probably the only Jew who has never read it. I am trying to get a total feel (as much as one can) of what Auschwitz was like for when we visit in July. I
It's probably not the best thing to read with all that is going on for us right now.......but it has truly moved me. And with the recent post on homophobia, this book shows exactly what hatred can do.
I understand now it is required reading in many high schools in the US.
I strongly suggest it to anyone interested in this horrible time in history
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#1
Posted: 3/4/06 at 9:51am
I read it in high school, and I think that even though some students tend to trivialize it at that age, it's probably a good idea.
Great book, extremely moving. I have his other book that comes right after it at home, which I've not read yet.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#2
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:01am
"Great book, extremely moving. I have his other book that comes right after it at home, which I've not read yet."
You mean Dawn? We just finished reading both books in my english class. Probably the best required reading I've had to do.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#3
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:01amthe brand new translation, is supposedly better....and while I never, EVER buy anthing that is on Oprah's bookclub list....I bought this.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#4
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:03am
Yes, Dawn. My mom has it; I'll have to get it from her. One of those "honey, can I borrow this book?" scenarios where she.... doesn't read it.
I didn't know there was a new translation.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#5
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:13amyes emcee, translated by his wife......includes a few either corrections or distinctions...well new, meaning the latest
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#6
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:18amI read this in eighth grade. That seems young, but I found it very powerful and moving at the time.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#7
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:21amElie Wiesel is perhaps my most favorite author. I have read Night many times and it has always proven that it is an outstanding book. I had the honor of meeting Mr. Wiesel several years ago at a concert I performed in at Carnegie. Hall. He conducted a few of our songs. After the concert I was chatting with him. I remember looking into his eyes and seeing the Holocaust.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#8
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:32am
wow yenta.....powerful meeting.
At my Uncles memorial some years ago, I remember my dad sitting in rapt attention with someone I did not know. I went closer and saw the numbers on the mans arm......and sat down. Turns out he was an Auchwitz survivor (distant relative of ours) who for whatever reason chose that moment to finally start talking about it.....some 60 so years later.......
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#9
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:40am
I read this book twice, once in 8th grade, another last year. My grandma was a holocaust survivor from Auchwitz so it was always incredibly sad reading this book. I know my grandma didn't go through the same exact thing but she lost her two brothers and both her parents & while reading it all I could think was "Wow, I can't believe my own grandma had to go through these horrible things." Then again, it made me understand the pain she went through a lot more, and made our relationship that much closer. She passed away a year ago and every night screamed in her sleep and had nightmares about her experience during the Holocaust. Even after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and couldn't even remember her family, she would still wake up in the middle of the night because of her constant nightmares. She could never escape the pain she endured when she was only 9 years old.
"I remember looking into his eyes and seeing the Holocaust."
That just made me think of my grandma, because I guess it's the same thing. Even though she was the strongest, happiest, woman I ever knew.
This book was very enlightening, and it's a great read. I strongly recommend reading it.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#10
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:58amI had to read it over the summer and it really shook me up.
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re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#11
Posted: 3/4/06 at 11:57am
This is an incredible coincidence. I just watched a documentary yesterday morning on the Holocaust and pulled out my copy of "Night" to reread Sunday night.
I remember reading it in college and was so moved by it that I took a course in Jewish studies and the Holocaust.
I didn't know it was required reading in high school. I'm glad to hear this.
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re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#12
Posted: 3/4/06 at 12:01pmWhen I was in high school, many years ago, we read NIGHT and at the same time were shown Alain Resnais's short documentary film about Auschwitz, NIGHT AND FOG. I can still remember sitting in the classroom and watching, and the intensity of the effect it had on all of us. This was in the early seventies, and I think at that time many of us had not really seen much or any visual imagery of the Holocaust. It was an important experience.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#13
Posted: 3/4/06 at 12:50pmI read it a few years ago, and it was incredible. It is definitely time for a reread.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#14
Posted: 3/4/06 at 1:16pm
This will sound terrible, but as someone who grew up having the Holocaust raised every single time, I sometimes shy away from books on the subject. Religious school, camp, and all of the history of the Holocaust almost made me immune to the issue, it so pounded it into my head that I almost had Holocaust fatigue. We heard about the lamp shades, about the fat rising up to the surface, about the gold teeth being taken out, about it all. It is like after so many years of feeling like your faith is defined by the Holocaust that you almost do not want to read any more about it. And, I was also tired of my fellow Jews treating the Holocaust like it only happened to them, not acknowledging the 6 million others that also perished. Granted, we were the main targets, but there were also many others that were in the camps as well.
Because of all that, I honestly don't think I ever read this book. But I think it is time that I did.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#15
Posted: 3/4/06 at 1:59pmI read that in school like 5 years ago, it's a great book and it's not heavy reading so there's no excuse for anyone who's looking for a great book to read not to check this out.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#16
Posted: 3/4/06 at 2:02pmIt's one of the only books that I've actually finished reading for school.
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re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#17
Posted: 3/4/06 at 3:07pm
NIGHT is required reading at the Mecca of Education. Most of you know that my students threre are non-readers, so I always do this book as a read-aloud in class. Within the first few pages my ghetto rats are hooked on the book and get to class early the next day to continue reading it. Inevitably they make the connection that Africans weren't the only race that suffered brutality at the hands of others.
I always show the pictures that I took at Auschwitz when I visited there several years ago. It all creates a very powerful unit--especially when I combine it with THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.
We'll have a discussion of NIGHT when Elphaba has finished the book.
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re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#18
Posted: 3/4/06 at 6:05pmI am not Jewish, but I have been very interested in this subject for many many years. I have read numerous books on the subject. The thing I found most powerful about the book is that, even after they are free, there is nothing happy about it. They are empty shells, freezing and starving. Powerful. Other GREAT books about this topic: Number the Stars (my favorite), the Devil's Advocate, and Anne Frank.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#19
Posted: 3/4/06 at 7:29pmI took a philosophy/theology class on death and dying back in high school. "Night"" wasn't required reading, but it was highly recommended. I did so as soon as possible, and never had reading such a short book seemed like such a draining experience. There are very few books that had an impact on me like "Night" did.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#20
Posted: 3/4/06 at 7:47pmIn elementary school I was very interested in the Holocaust and devoured any literature on the topic. "Night" was always among my favorites.
re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#21
Posted: 3/4/06 at 8:04pmI read it in 8th grade, it was a wonderfully moving book.
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re: Night, by Elie Wiesel#22
Posted: 3/4/06 at 10:00pm
One of my faves and one that every person - not only in america, but the world should read. Quoth Wiesel "Never Forget".
I remember when the berlin wall came down and there was celebrating all over going on - Elie Wiesel gave an interesting interview where he commented (at the time) that while exciting, it's also scary to have germany reunified because of the memory of the holocaust - and how it is even more important that we all "never forget."
There's a fictitious book that's also pretty powerful and an easy read called The Devil's Arithmetic.
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