Elie Wiesel

Wiesel in 1996 Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel ( or ; ; 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.

In his political activities Wiesel became a regular speaker on the subject of the Holocaust and remained a strong defender of human rights during his lifetime. He also advocated for many other causes like the state of Israel and against Hamas and victims of oppression including Soviet and Ethiopian Jews, the apartheid in South Africa, the Bosnian genocide, Sudan, the Kurds and the Armenian genocide, Argentina's Desaparecidos or Nicaragua's Miskito people.

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.

Wiesel was awarded various prestigious awards including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. He was a founding board member of the New York Human Rights Foundation and remained active in it throughout his life. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016
    Published 1987
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    Published 1982
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    Published 1976
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    Published 1983
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    Published 1985
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    Published 1985
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    Published 1981
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    Published 1970
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    Published 1960
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    by Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016
    Published 1986
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    by Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016
    Published 1982
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    by Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016
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    by Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016
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