▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁Rab bi ▁Schl omo , ▁son ▁of ▁Y itz h ak , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Yes h ay ahu ▁ben ▁Abraham ▁Hor ov itz ▁ha - Le vi , ▁an ▁author . ▁ ▁Wies el ▁had ▁three ▁sib lings — older ▁sister s ▁Be atrice ▁and ▁H ilda , ▁and ▁younger ▁sister ▁T zip ora . ▁Be atrice ▁and ▁H ilda ▁surv ived ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁were ▁re - un ited ▁with ▁Wies el ▁at ▁a ▁French ▁or phan age . ▁They ▁eventually ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁North ▁America , ▁with ▁Be atrice ▁moving ▁to ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁T zip ora , ▁Sh l omo , ▁and ▁Sarah ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁ ▁Im pr ison ed ▁and ▁or phan ed ▁during ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Germany ▁occupied ▁Hung ary , ▁which ▁extended ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁into ▁that ▁country . ▁Wies el ▁was ▁ 1 5 , ▁and ▁he , ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁Jewish ▁population , ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁conf in ement ▁gh ett os ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁M á ram ar oss zig et ▁( S igh et ), ▁the ▁town ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁and ▁raised . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁authorities , ▁under ▁German ▁pressure , ▁began ▁to ▁deport ▁the