Born about in Sighet, Romania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Shlomo Wiesel
and Sarah (Feig) Wiesel
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 47
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| Created 16 Nov 2015
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Biography
Beatrice (Wiesel) Jackson survivor
Beatrice "Bea" Wiesel was the second of the four children of Shlomo and Sarah Feig Wiesel, and an older sister of Elie Wiesel.
She and her older sister Hilda survived the Holocaust. Beatrice returned to their home village of Sighet, Romania, after World War II.
She later settled in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was married to Leonard Jackson. In Elie's memoir, The Sea is Never Full, Elie Wiesel mentioned her husband Len and children Sarah and Steve.[1]
Beatrice Wiesel Jackson died on 17 August 1974 and is buried in Baron de Hirsch Cemetery in Montreal. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Excerpt: And the Sea Is Never Full, New York Times website, accessed 3 December 2016.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216891335/beatrice-jackson : accessed 21 May 2021), memorial page for Beatrice “Batia” Wiesel Jackson (1 Jan 1925–17 Aug 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216891335, citing Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada ; Maintained by Mary Cummins (contributor 48205043) .
- Cliff's Notes, Elie Wiesel Biography
- Elie Wiesel, Jewish Virtual Library. Accessed 15 November 2015.
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