ment ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁suffer ings ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁expanded ▁it ▁to ▁em brace ▁all ▁repr essed ▁pe op les ▁and ▁races . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Foundation ▁and ▁remained ▁active ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁El ie ▁Wies el ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁S igh et ▁( now ▁S igh etu ▁Mar ma ție i ), ▁Mar am ure ș , ▁in ▁the ▁Car path ian ▁Mountains ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Sarah ▁Fe ig ▁and ▁Sh l omo ▁Wies el . ▁At ▁home , ▁Wies el ' s ▁family ▁spoke ▁Y idd ish ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁also ▁German , ▁Hung arian , ▁and ▁Roman ian . ▁Wies el ' s ▁mother , ▁Sarah , ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁D ody e ▁Fe ig , ▁a ▁celebrated ▁V iz hn itz ▁Has id ▁and ▁far mer ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁village ▁of ▁B oc sk ó . ▁D ody e ▁was ▁active ▁and ▁trust ed ▁within ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Wies el ' s ▁father , ▁Sh l omo , ▁inst illed ▁a ▁strong ▁sense ▁of ▁human ism ▁in ▁his ▁son , ▁encourag ing ▁him ▁to ▁learn ▁Heb rew ▁and ▁to ▁read ▁literature , ▁whereas ▁his ▁mother ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁Tor ah . ▁Wies el ▁has ▁said ▁his ▁father ▁represented ▁reason , ▁while ▁his ▁mother ▁Sarah ▁promoted ▁faith . ▁Wies el ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁that ▁his ▁gene al ogy