Elie Wiesel
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel 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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Sighetu Marmației
- Educated at
- Faculty of Arts of Paris
- Awards
- 🏆 Nobel Peace Prize🏆 Prix Médicis🏆 Congressional Gold Medal
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not dea…"
"Time does not heal all wounds; there are those that remain painfully open."
"They called him Moishe the Beadle, as if his entire life he had never had a surname."
"We thought it would be enough to tell of the tidal wave of hatred which broke over the Jewish people for men everywhere to decide once and for all to put an end to hatred of anyone who is "different" …"
"MARIA: Hell? Is he talking about hell? Good. For a moment I was afraid he was making sense."
"Some writings could sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds."
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1928
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