By most accounts, Elie Wiesel began to study Kaballah when he was 12 years old. Mr. Wiesel has said he was influenced by his maternal grandfather, who was deeply involved in Hasidism; he was also taught about the Jewish mystical tradition by a man named Moshe, a caretaker at the synagogue the Wiesel family attended in the town of Sighet, Rumania. Even years later, after he had survived the Holocaust, and gone on to study Philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris, Mr. Wiesel remained fascinated by Jewish mysticism, and it became a prominent influence on his writings.
At the beginning of the excerpt in "Night" by Elie Wiesel, Wiesel is in a train car with other Jews being transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Elie Wiesel's middle name was Burt. Making his full name Elie Burt Wiesel.
No, Elie Wiesel is not single.
Elie Wiesel's birth name is Eliezer Wiesel.
Elie Wiesel is still alive.
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
Elie Wiesel moved to America in 1976.
Sarah Wiesel
Elie Wiesel realized his wish to study the Kabbalah after meeting a teacher who inspired him and introduced him to the teachings and mystical aspects of this Jewish tradition. Wiesel found solace, meaning, and a deeper connection to his faith through studying the Kabbalah, which influenced his worldview and writings.
Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928.
Elie Wiesel bibliography was born in 1928.
Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928.