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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. In 1986, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928, in Si...
Wiesel was a prolific writer and thinker. In addition to Night, he wrote more than 40 books for which he received a number of literary awards, including: 1. the Prix Medicisfor A Beggar in Jerusalem (1968) 2. the Prix Livre Interfor The Testament (1980) 3. the Grand Prize for Literature from the City of Paris for The Fifth Son(1983) His writings al...
The Elie Wiesel Award is awarded annually by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The award recognizes internationally prominent individuals whose actions have advanced the Museum’s vision of a world where people confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Established in 2011 as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ...
Did Elie Wiesel find his sisters?
Wiesel reunited with his older sisters, Beatrice and Hilda, following liberation. After the war, Wiesel was first sent to children’s homes in France, where he was photographed. Hilda saw her brother’s image in a newspaper, and the pair reunited in Paris. Several months later, they learned that Beatrice had also survived. Wiesel’s younger sister, Tzipora, was murdered at Auschwitz.
Did any of Elie Wiesel's family survive?
Wiesel’s older sisters, Beatrice and Hilda, survived. His parents, Sarah and Shlomo, and younger sister, Tzipora, were killed.
When did Elie Wiesel die?
Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016, at the age of 87.
Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for speaking out against violence, repression, and racism.
- University of Paris
- Night (1960)
Apr 16, 2024 · He became a noted lecturer on the sufferings experienced by Jews and others during the Holocaust, and his ability to transform this personal concern into a universal condemnation of all violence, hatred, and oppression was largely responsible for his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Oct 15, 1986 · Elie Wiesel, a Nazi concentration camp survivor and literary voice for the millions who perished in the Holocaust, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday by a committee that hailed...
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The Nobel Acceptance Speech Delivered by Elie Wiesel in Oslo on December 10, 1986 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Chairman Aarvik, members of the Nobel Committee, ladies...
Jul 2, 2016 · July 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...
