Elie Wiesel

Night

Consider the word ‘night,’ which Elie Wiesel has used as the title of the memoir we are about to read.What are the first ten adjectives that come to mind when you think of ‘night’?

List the adjectives

Consider the word ‘night,’ which Elie Wiesel has used as the title of the memoir we are about to read.What are the first ten nouns that come to mind when you think of ‘night’?

List the nouns

Where in the World?

Where in the World?

Europe 1933

In 1933, approximately 9.5 million Jews lived in Europe comprising 1.7% of the

total European population.

Europe 1933

Non-Jew-ish Eu-ropeJewish in Europe

9.5 million

World Jewish popu-lation 1933

Jewish in Rest of WorldPercentage of Jewish population in Europe

This number represented more than 60% of the worlds’ Jewish population at that time, estimated at

about 15.3 million.

9.5 million

Democratic ideals and values are not automatically sustained but need to be appreciated, nurtured, and protected.

Silence and indifference to the suffering of others, or to the

infringement of civil rights in any society, can perpetuate problems.