Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBEwas a Romanian-born American Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth30 September 1928
CountryUnited States of America
friendship true-friend funny-friend
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.
war victim obligation
None of us is in a position to eliminate war, but it is our obligation to denounce it and expose it in all its hideousness. War leaves no victors, only victims.
christian heart israel
Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history.
father son people
I remember those faces of people who were good I saw that. I saw a father who gave his bread to his son and his son gave back the bread to his father. That, to me, was such a defeat of the enemies, will of the enemies, theories of the enemies, aspirations, here [in Auschwitz].
memories remembrance principles
I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance.
inspirational life success
There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
death winning men
Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.
behaviour certain humans
Whatever we thought was certain is no longer certain, and therefore in science probably certain things must be correct, but in human behaviour I am not so sure.
believe tradition share
For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.
inspirational motivational responsibility
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.
men suffering concern
Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
surprise auschwitz
I was 15, not 14, when I was inside there [Auschwitz], 15, and for me both were actually a surprise.
world remember
I shall always remember that smile. From what world did it come from?
peace remember mankind
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.