Cold Night

Posted by Jack on 08.07.2008 at 10:21 pm

In speaking to a friend of mine, the conversation wheeled its way to books and from there to Elie Wiesel.  Now a teacher at Boston University, Wiesel is Holocaust survivor who is perhaps most well known for having written Nacht or Night in some translated versions).  I recall having to read this book in high school and, although brief, it is nothing short of excellent.  As we get further away from the event and more and more primary sources move on, it is especially important to expose people to the reality of that horrid situation (from this particularly notable and poignant view) and make sure that we won’t forget what humans are capable of: both creating and breaking apart humanity.

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