Elie Wiesel

Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE ( ; born September 30, 1928) is a writer, professor at Boston University , political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, the best known of which is Night , a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. His diverse range of other writings offer powerful and poetic contributions to literature , theology , and his own articulation of Jewish spirituality today. When Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, the Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a "messenger to mankind", noting that through his struggle to come to terms with "his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler 's death camps", as well as his "practical work in the cause of peace", Wiesel had delivered a powerful message "of peace, atonement and human dignity" to humanity.

Eliezer " Elie " Wiesel KBE ( / ˈ ɛ l i w ɪ ˈ z ɛ l / ; born September 30, 1928) is a Romanian-born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, and Nobel Laureate. He is the author of 57 books, including Night , a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz , Buna, and Buchenwald concentration camps . Wiesel is also the Advisory Board chairman of the newspaper Algemeiner Journal . When Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, the Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a "messenger to mankind," stating that through his struggle to come to terms with "his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler 's death camps," as well as his "practical work in the cause of peace," Wiesel had delivered a powerful message "of peace, atonement and human dignity" to humanity.

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel ( / ˈ ɛ l i ˌ v iː ˈ z ɛ l / , born Eliezer Wiesel ʾĔlîʿezer Vîzel ; September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate , and Holocaust survivor . He authored 57 books , written mostly in French and English, including Night , a work based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps . He was a professor of the humanities at Boston University , which created the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies in his honor. He was involved with Jewish causes and human rights causes and helped establish the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D. In his political activities, he also campaigned for victims of oppression in places like South Africa , Nicaragua , Kosovo , and Sudan . He publicly condemned the 1915 Armenian Genocide and remained a strong defender of human rights during his lifetime. He was described as "the most important Jew in America" by the Los Angeles Times . Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. The Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a "messenger to mankind", stating that through his struggle to come to terms with "his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler 's death camps", as well as his "practical work in the cause of peace", Wiesel has delivered a message "of peace, atonement, and human dignity" to humanity. The Nobel Committee also stressed that Wiesel's commitment originated in the sufferings of the Jewish people but that he expanded it to embrace all repressed peoples and races. He was a founding board member of the New York Human Rights Foundation and remained active throughout his life. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) - Library of Congress .

Romanian-American writer (1928–2016) Elie Wiesel ( / ˈ ɛ l i v iː ˈ z ɛ l / , born Eliezer Wiesel , Eliezer Vizel ; September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate , and Holocaust survivor . He authored 57 books , written mostly in French and English, including Night , a work based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps . He was a professor of the humanities at Boston University , which created the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies in his honor. He was involved with Jewish causes and human rights causes and helped establish the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. In his political activities, he also campaigned for victims of oppression in places like South Africa, Nicaragua, Kosovo, and Sudan . He publicly condemned the 1915 Armenian genocide and remained a strong defender of human rights during his lifetime. He was described as "the most important Jew in America" by the Los Angeles Times in 2003. Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. The Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a "messenger to mankind", stating that through his struggle to come to terms with "his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler's death camps ", as well as his "practical work in the cause of peace", Wiesel delivered a message "of peace, atonement, and human dignity" to humanity. The Nobel Committee also stressed that Wiesel's commitment originated in the sufferings of the Jewish people but that he expanded it to embrace all repressed peoples and races. He was a founding board member of the New York Human Rights Foundation and remained active in it throughout his life. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) – Library of Congress .

American writer and activist (1928–2016) Eliezer " Elie " Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate , and Holocaust survivor . He authored 57 books , written mostly in French and English, including Night , which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust . As a political activist, Wiesel became a regular speaker on the subject of the Holocaust and remained a strong defender of human rights during his lifetime, advocating for justice in numerous causes around the globe, including that of Soviet Jews and Ethiopian Jews , South African apartheid , the Rwandan genocide , the Bosnian genocide , the War in Darfur , the Kurdish independence movement , the Armenian genocide , Argentina's Desaparecidos , Nicaragua's Miskito people , the Sri Lankan Tamils , and the Cambodian genocide . He was also an outspoken advocate for Israel and frequently weighed in to support the country during escalations of the Arab–Israeli conflict and throughout the Iran–Israel proxy conflict , while also hosting direct talks to facilitate the Israeli–Palestinian peace process . Wiesel was a professor of the humanities at Boston University , which created the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies in his honor. He received a number of awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. He was a founding board member of the Human Rights Foundation and remained active in it throughout his life. Wiesel was one of the main figures who spearheaded the establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) . Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English . He'd ask these questions about Israel-Hamas war" . The New York Times . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).