Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel | |
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 Wiesel speaking at the World Economic Forum in 2003 | |
| Born | September 30, 1928 Sighet, Maramureş County, Romania |
| Died | July 2, 2016 (aged 87) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Political activist, teacher, writer |
| Notable awards | Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal |
Elie Wiesel (pronounced /ˌɛli vɪˈzɛl/;[1] born Eliezer Wiesel on September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016)[2] was a Romanian-American Jewish writer, teacher, political activist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and Holocaust survivor. His most well-known book is Night which is about his life in several concentration camps during the Holocaust. He was a humanitarian.
Wiesel won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised his message "of peace, atonement and human dignity".[3]
Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at his home in Manhattan, aged 87.[4][5]
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- ↑ "TeachingBooks.net Audio Name Pronunciation - Elie Wiesel". www.teachingbooks.net.
- ↑ "Elie Wiesel - Biography, Books, Nobel Prize, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "1986 Nobel Peace Prize Press Release". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ Yuhas, Alan (July 2, 2016). "Elie Wiesel, Nobel winner and Holocaust survivor, dies aged 87". The Guardian. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ↑ Shnidman, Ronen (July 2, 2016). "Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Holocaust survivor, dies at 87". Haaretz.
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