A Timeline of Events with Maps Elie Wiesel’s Night: A Timeline of Events with Maps

Timeline of events in Elie Wiesel’s Night

This is a map of the areas in which Elie Wiesel’s Night takes place.

September 30, 1928 Elie Wiesel is born in Transylvania, Romania. Elie Wiesel, as a child with his mother and sisters. (Courtesy of Elie Wiesel) Elie as a child, with mother and sisters. Elie Wiesel is born in Transylvania, Romania.

1941 The novel opens in Sighet. Elie is twelve years old. He lives with his parents (shopkeepers) and three sisters: Hilda Bea Tzipora

Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet. — USHMM, courtesy of Mitchell Eisen

Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet. — USHMM, courtesy of Mitchell Eisen

Prewar view of the Transylvanian town of Sighet. — USHMM, courtesy of Mitchell Eisen

Leaders of the Sighet Jewish community. Those pictured include Mr Leaders of the Sighet Jewish community. Those pictured include Mr. Hershkovich (seated far left), Mr. Klein (seated second from left), Mr. Yacobovich (standing far right), and Mr. Jahan (standing second row, right). Photograph taken ca. 1928-1930.

Mid to Late 1941 Elie meets his mentor, Moshe the Beadle Begins studying the Kabbalah Eventually, Moshe leaves for a while.

Mid to Late 1942 Moshe returns to Sighet Warns about Gestapo Tells Elie he escaped Was shot Was assumed to be dead People of Sighet did not believe Moshe; thought he was crazy.

1944 - April Fascists take over Synagogues closed; Jewish leaders arrested Jews quarantined Forced to live in ghettos Forced to wear the yellow Stars of David No restaurants, cafes, public transportation Valuables confiscated

1944 - May All Sighet Jews forced from their homes and told to line up in the streets Elie's family marches to the "little ghetto.“ The Wiesels join the last group of deportees aboard a railway cattle car.

A deserted street in the area of the Sighet Marmatiei ghetto A deserted street in the area of the Sighet Marmatiei ghetto. This photograph was taken after the deportation of the ghetto population. Sighet Marmatiei, Hungary, May 1944.

1944 – Late May Convoy reaches Birkenau Elie & Chlomo spend their first night in camp.

1944 – July Summer Guards send Elie and Chlomo to Auschwitz. They meet Stein of Antwerp there. Elie and Chlomo march to Buna. Elie is tattooed A-7713 on his left arm.

1945 – January Elie = surgery in the Auschwitz infirmary. Chlomo and Elie run with evacuees to Gleiwitz They and others board open cattle cars for a ten-day ride to Buchenwald in central Germany.

1945 – Late January Cholomo Wiesel gets sick, eventually dies Elie feels guilty since he has feelings of relief

1945 – April April 1, 1945: Elie is liberated with the arrival of U.S. troops. Elie gets sick from eating too much food