Super Short Summary

Set in British Mandatory Palestine after World War II, Elie Wiesel’s Dawn follows Elisha, a young Jewish fighter in a Zionist paramilitary group, as he grapples with the order to execute an English hostage named John Dawson. Throughout one night, Elisha contemplates his past experiences in a concentration camp and the moral implications of his mission, culminating in his reluctant fulfillment of the duty imposed by his leaders. The book includes depictions of the Holocaust, antisemitism, war, violence, and mild sexuality.