Both of my grandfathers served in it and so my parents wanted to make sure that we understood the sacrifices they made, the things they saw. I got mad at my mom when she made me go to bed on time, I complained if I didn’t like what we were having for dinner and I argued about what I was and wasn’t allowed to watch on TV. My biggest concern was whether or not a boy named Jason liked me back. Before this book my world was sunshine and rainbows.
I first read this in my eighth grade History class. But can we, the reader, even understand what happened there? Can modern men and women comprehend that cursed universe? The author, who is actually in the above picture, said it best in the forward “Only those who experienced Auschwitz know what it was.” I think we can all agree with that. My biggest concern was whether or not a boy named Ja But can we, the reader, even understand what happened there? Can modern men and women comprehend that cursed universe? I’m not entirely sure. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents the most accurate rendering in English of Elie Wiesel's testimony to what happened in the camps and of his unforgettable message that this horror must simply never be allowed to happen again.more Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. So this is how we measure days, and months and years.Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. ROSIE: and then it take a whole year for both of them to go all the way around the Sun. ROSIE: The Earth takes one day to completely spin around…and it takes about a month for the moon to go all the way around the Earth in a circle,
SEYMOUR: Now for the really clever stuff! ROSIE: The moon can look bright too- but that’s because sunlight bounces off it, helping us see at night! ROSIE: That’s right! The Sun is a HUGE ball of gas, MUCH bigger than Earth, and the gas is exploding all the time, so it gets very hot and very bright. SEYMOUR: The Sun keeps us warm too, right? The other half is in darkness until the planet turns around. Half of the Earth is always facing the Sun, meaning it is lit up. Our planet spins on an invisible line - called ‘an axis’. they're just much further away, so look really small. There are billions of other stars similar to the Sun, most are even bigger. ROSIE: Thanks Seymour! Many of us live in villages, towns or cities… but these are all part of one big place that we call… Planet Earth! Earth is lit up by the Sun. SEYMOUR: Hello, Seymour Science here! As we all know, sometimes it’s day… and sometimes it’s night… but why do we have day & night? My guest today is here to tell us! Ladies and Gentlemen… Rosie!