Night

In this section, there are activities relating to the book Night.

Before you read, it may be helpful to familiarize yourself with some important terms from the memoir.

Read the Preface of Night and complete the Interactive Reading Guide

As you are reading, take a look at the important quotes from each chapter

Discussion Questions

Elie Wiesel

In this section, you will find information on Elie Wiesel's life.

After reading Elie Wiesel's biography, list what you think were the major turning points in his life.

Once you are done reading Night, watch the first part of this fascinating Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel. While watching it, think about the ways that the Holocaust impacted Elie Wiesel's life and how you think he felt upon returning to Auschwitz.

Elie Wiesel is widely regarded as one of the most outspoken proponents for human rights. For his work in this field, he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. Read his acceptance speech and write down what you feel was the major theme of his speech.

Holocaust

This section contains information relating to the history of the Holocaust.

In order to gain some background knowledge before you start reading Night, read about the Jewish population prior to the Holocaust and then view this slideshow about the Holocaust.

Read through this short summary of the different victims of the Holocaust. Write down three facts that surprised you about who many of the victims were.

How was an atrocity on the scale of the Holocaust allowed to happen? Why didn't more people act to stop it sooner? Propaganda played a large role in this. Read this excerpt from a citizen's handbook of the Third Reich and think about the ways Jewish people were portrayed in Nazi Germany.