Elie Wiesel postcard
Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, which is today part of Romania.
This image shows members of the Jewish community of Sighet (today Sighetu Marmaţiei in Romania). These people are shown in front of a wooden synagogue, similar to those found in small towns throughout eastern Europe prior to the Holocaust. Sighet was the home of Elie Wiesel, whose story is relayed in the accompanying postcard.
Photo of Synagogue, SIGHET – credit: “United States Holocaust Memorial Museum”