Elie Weisel

Elie Wiesel has become the face of Holocaust remembrance, and rightfully so. He lived through some of the worst that the Holocaust had to offer. What sets him apart from other survivors, is the amount of dedication he has given in his life towards Holocaust awareness. He has a great passion towards the entire tragedy and this is obvious in the speeches that he has given and the books that he has written. In Night, he gives so much detail and paints such a vivid picture when he writes and speaks that he stirs emotions up inside his audience. "Our line now had only fifteen paces to cover. I bit my lips so that my father would not hear my teeth chattering." By giving details such as this, Wiesel shows the sense of fear that came over everyone in the situation. In his speech "Universal Lessons of the Holocaust" he is absolutely right in the fact that we have to remember the victims of the Holocaust. If we don't remember, a tragedy similar to this might occur again. We must not let history repeat itself.