3a+Night+and+Farewell+To+Manzanar

==We are reading selections from __Night__ and __Farewell to Manzanar__. Then we will analyze the texts, synthesize the information, and write an essay. We don't have the space to import all the incredible video and audio, so we'll provide you with links for you to explore.==

Elie Wiesel is the author of many acclaimed works including __Night__. He is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Here are some links with more information about him.

[|Elie Wiesel's Foundation.]

[|Elie Wiesel and the Nobel Prize]

1 Why Read? Elie Wiesel talks about reading.

Here is information relating specifically to __Farewell to Manzanar.__

[|Manzanar National Historic Site]

[|Link to a PBS site about children of the internment camps]

**Other links about the Holocaust:**
[|Link to Holocaust Survival Stories the U.S. Holocaust Museum]

[|A Holocaust Inquiry Site]

Mr. Weaver, Mathematics Teacher at WAHS, has reminded us that it is Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, May 2. His classes will be using their math skills to determine the percentage of the Jewish population killed during the Holocaust. Take a look at the following two documents and do your own calculations.



[|If you want more information on Holocaust Remembrance Day take this link.]

[|Mr. Weaver's thought-provoking quiz]