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Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE ( /ˈɛli vɨˈzɛl/; Hungarian: Wiesel Lázár; born September 30, 1928) is a Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel...

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Person Biography:(required) Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE ( /ˈɛli vɨˈzɛl/; Hungarian: Wiesel Lázár; born September 30, 1928) is a Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. 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.

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Snyder accepts Guardian of Zion award

News Source: Jerusalem Post | 9 days ago

In 1997, the Center inaugurated the Guardian of Zion Award, with author,, philosopher, human rights activist, promoter of peace and Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel as the first recipient. Wiesel, has attended every Guardian of Zion ceremony since then,
Guest teachers bring new experiences to Vegas

News Source: SF Gate | 21 days ago

Matthew Angelo begins his lesson on Elie Wiesel 's novel "Night" with a primer on the Holocaust. After going over terms such as anti-Semitism, concentration camp and genocide, the second-year English teacher at Robison Middle School has several of
Teacher suspended for ‘Jews are evil' assignment

News Source: j. | 1 month ago

Teacher suspended for Jews are evil' assignment The New York teacher who assigned her students to write a persuasive essay on why Jews are evil was placed on leave and will be disciplined. The teacher, who has not been named, was placed on leave
Adelson: From Caricature to Life

News Source: Jerusalem Post | 1 month ago

Reuters In the interests of full disclosure, let me first offer that Sheldon Adelson and members of his family donated to my campaign for Congress when I was ran last year (yes, I know I lost...Furthermore, and as was widely reported, he and his wife
NY teacher who assigned Nazi letter put on leave

News Source: SF Gate | 1 month ago

N.Y. (AP) A high school English teacher who had students pretend to be Jew-hating Nazis in a writing assignment has been placed on leave. The teacher at Albany High School caused a storm of criticism after having students practice the art of
Wiesel: Ahmadinejad Should be Arrested and Indicted

News Source: Israel National News | 1 month ago

In a recent interview with the German-based dpa , the 84-year-old Holocaust survivor said that the Iranian leader is serious when he says Israel should be wiped off the map.
France's Chief Rabbi Declines to Resign Over Plagiarism

News Source: The New York Times | 1 month ago

The chief rabbi of France , under pressure to resign since he admitted plagiarizing parts of a book on Jewish meditations, acknowledged significant moral errors in a radio interview Tuesday night, but said he would not step down. Bertrand Guay/Agence
Oakland's first outdoor sculpture park opens tonight!

News Source: San Francisco Bay Guardian | 1 month ago

The word of the hour, it seemed, was dialogue. It's about starting a dialogue, Steven Huss, the city's Cultural Arts Manager, said on the phone earlier that day. He reiterated the same on site as he moved a portable chain-link fence aside to enter

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