Children's Nonfiction Social Activists
Elie Wiesel: The Perils of Indifference
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2020
- Category
- Social Activists, Holocaust, General
- Recommended Age
- 11
- Recommended Grade
- 6
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778781578
- Publish Date
- Aug 2020
- List Price
- $29.36
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778781615
- Publish Date
- Aug 2020
- List Price
- $10.95
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Description
Elie Wiesel lost most of his family to the Nazi death camps of World War II. As a Holocaust survivor, he dedicated his life to ending injustice, suffering, and indifference. In this 1999 speech given at the White House, Wiesel makes the case for gratitude, passion, and “making a difference” in the world. His speech links being indifferent, or being a bystander to hate, to destroying humanity. Indifference harms all, because “in denying (people) their humanity we betray our own.”
About the author
Rebecca Sjonger is the author of twenty-five non-fiction books for children and young adults, including Life in the Far North and The Life Cylce of a Bat, as well as other "Resource Links of the Year" selections. She lives in Huntsville, Ontario.
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