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How old was Elie Wiesel when the Holocaust started?
15
What year was Elie Wiesel sent to the first camp?
elie wiesel was fifteen when he first got to the camp and as dr. Mengela directed the Jews as to wich way to go left or right...left being to the showers where most women who wouldn't leave their children went to and all the kids that were too young to work went to to be killed by gas and right was where they sent the people to go to work at and elie wiesel heard from someone to lie about his age so he told dr. Mengela and the generals that he was eigteen and that he worked on a farm with his father and so they sent elie to work and that's how he survived and how old he was
Elie Wiesel's life before the world war 2?
Elie Wiesel was 12 years old in 1940. In 1944 his family was put into one of the ghettos in Romania. They were then sent to Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp. Then he and his father were sent to Buchenwald and were liberated in October 1945 by the Allied Forces. see link below for more stories
What age is elie when he goes to Auschwitz?
Elie Wiesel was 15 Years old when he was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau on May 16th 1944.
Elie Wiesel how old is she?
Elie Wiesel (male, by the way) was born on 30 September 1928.
How old was Elie at the end of 1941?
Elie Wiesel would have been 13 years old at the end of 1941.
How old was Elie Wiesel before he died?
As of December 21, 2008, Elie Wiesel is still living in New York City.
How did Elie Wiesel's family die?
Elie Wiesel's mother and younger sister perished in the gas chambers at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. His father died from dysentery and exhaustion while they were imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp.
How old were Elie Wiesel and his family when they were deported?
Elie was 15 when they arrived at Auschwitz Shlomo was 50. (Shlomo is Elie's father) The others I don't know
Why did Elie Wiesel's mom died?
she was murdered when they arrived at the concentration camp. she was a woman and was old, so she was considered useless, along with her youngest daughet tzipora.
How old is Elie Wiesel today assumming no leap years?
If Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928, without leap years he would be 93 years old today.
Did Elie Wiesel ever go back to his hometown?
No, because he didn't want to go back to his old times... although he did go back to the camp he was in to interview with Oprah...
