Night in Newark

Middle school students in Newark grapple with Elie Wiesel's harrowing Holocaust memoir.

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Night in Newark American Masters

Premiered February 03, 2026

Night in Newark

Night in Newark focuses on the insights of thirty students in Paris Murray's 7th grade classroom at Northstar Middle School in Newark, New Jersey. Their close reading of Elie Wiesel's classic Holocaust memoir explores the themes of freedom, memory and survival.

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