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NEVER SHALL I FORGET that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed....more
Never shall I forget that smoke.
Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.
Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.
Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my so
I hope that we never forget the Holocaust and all of the atrocities that were perpetrated during that time. If we do, we will be doomed to repeat it. And that would be a horrible disservice to those who lost their lives and those that survived, alike.
Mr. Wiesel has painted a picture in these pages that is as close as anyone could come to actually being there. That said, I don't think that anyone who was not there will ever be able to fully grasp the enormity of the atrocities that happened to t ...more
Mr. Wiesel has painted a picture in these pages that is as close as anyone could come to actually being there. That said, I don't think that anyone who was not there will ever be able to fully grasp the enormity of the atrocities that happened to t ...more
There were many similarities to other accounts I have read, but this one was excellent. I also really liked reading the Nobel acceptance speech at the end of the story. It was very inspiring.
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