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Sighet before World War II
This illustration shows Elie Wiesel’s hometown in Romania before World War II.
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- History
Language
English — USUpdated
Sighet before World War II
Sighet before World War II
An image of the main market square in the Transylvanian town of Sighet, Romania, taken before World War II.
Credit:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Mitchell Eisen
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