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   Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (/ ˈ ɛ l i v iː ˈ z ɛ l / EL-ee vee-ZEL or / ˈ iː l aɪ ˈ v iː s əl / EE-ly VEE-səl; Yiddish: אליעזר "אלי" װיזל, romanized: Eliezer "Eli" Vizl; September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Elie Wiesel was a Holocaust survivor, writer and activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. He wrote the acclaimed memoir Night, which recounted his experiences in Nazi death camps, and other books on human dignity and justice.

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   Elie Wiesel (1928 – 2016) was one of the most famous survivors of the Holocaust and a world-renowned author and champion of human rights. His first book, Night , recounts his suffering as a teenager at Auschwitz and has become a classic of Holocaust literature.

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   What did Elie Wiesel do after WW2?

   • After the war, Wiesel advocated tirelessly for remembering about and learning from the Holocaust. He was a driving force behind the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. In 1986, Elie Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to defend human rights and peace around the world.

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   Did Elie Wiesel win a Nobel Prize?

   • In 1986, Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Prize for Peace. A few months later, Marion and Elie Wiesel established The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Professor Elie Wiesel passed away in New York City July 2nd, 2016. Champion of Israel. Elie Wiesel was a Zionist.

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   What is the Elie Wiesel Award?

   • The Holocaust Memorial Museum gives the Elie Wiesel Award to "internationally prominent individuals whose actions have advanced the Museum's vision of a world where people confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity ".

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   Who is Elie Wiesel?

   • Elie Wiesel was born Eliezer Wiesel on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Romania to Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel. Wiesel, who grew up with three sisters and pursued religious studies at a nearby yeshiva, was influenced by the traditional spiritual beliefs of his grandfather and mother, as well as his father's liberal expressions of Judaism.

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   May 20, 2024 · Elie Wiesel (born September 30, 1928, Sighet, Romania—died July 2, 2016, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Romanian-born Jewish writer, whose works provide a sober yet passionate testament of the destruction of European Jewry during World War II. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1986.

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7. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › peaceElie Wiesel – Facts - NobelPrize.org

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   The Jewish author, philosopher and humanist Elie Wiesel made it his life's work to bear witness to the genocide committed by the Nazis during World War II. He was the world's leading spokesman on the Holocaust.

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   Learn about Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and champion of Israel. Explore his life, writings, and legacy through his official foundation website.

10. www.nytimes.com › 2016/07/03 › worldElie Wiesel, Auschwitz Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner ...

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    Jul 2, 2016 · Elie Wiesel, the Auschwitz survivor who became an eloquent witness for the six million Jews slaughtered in World War II and who, more than anyone else, seared the memory of the Holocaust on the...