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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Elie Wiesel is a Nobel-Prize winning writer, teacher and activist known for his memoir 'Night,' in which he recounted his experiences surviving the Holocaust.
Jun 28, 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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Elie Wiesel was a Holocaust survivor, a journalist, a professor and a human rights activist. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his efforts to promote peace and justice and to bear witness to the horrors of genocide.
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...
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Jul 2, 2016 · Elie Wiesel was a Jewish author, philosopher and humanist who survived the Holocaust and became a messenger to mankind. He received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to bear witness to the genocide and fight indifference.
Jul 2, 2016 · Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author who fought for peace, human rights and simple human decency, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman for Israel’s Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, said...
