![Vladka Meed shakes the hand of President Jimmy Carter at a White House Rose Garden ceremony marking the official presentation of ... [LCID: n0515425]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/1ae5228a-a9bb-4d01-beb8-130d3d07a293.jpg "Vladka Meed shakes the hand of President Jimmy Carter at a White House Rose Garden ceremony marking the official presentation of ... [LCID: n0515425]")
Vladka Meed shakes the hand of President Jimmy Carter at a White House Rose Garden ceremony. The ceremony marked the official presentation of the report of the US Holocaust Commission to the president by commission chairman Elie Wiesel (second from right, with Benjamin Meed, center). Washington, DC, September 27, 1979.
Item View![Elie Wiesel with President Ion Iliescu in Sighet following the presentation of the Final Report of the International Commission on ... [LCID: wiesel1]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/fadf5151-c05e-4700-ad2a-ab6ffd40374a.jpg "Elie Wiesel with President Ion Iliescu in Sighet following the presentation of the Final Report of the International Commission on ... [LCID: wiesel1]")
Elie Wiesel with President Ion Iliescu in Sighet following the presentation of the Final Report of the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania.
Item View![Elie Wiesel became Founding Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980. [LCID: 0699]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/84d0ca8e-54e3-4429-808e-23283080eca9.jpg "Elie Wiesel became Founding Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980. [LCID: 0699]")
Elie Wiesel became Founding Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980. Here, he speaks at a ceremony held during the Tribute to Holocaust Survivors, one of the Museum's tenth anniversary events. Flags of US Army liberating divisions form the backdrop to the ceremony. Washington, DC, November 2003.
Item View![Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2002. [LCID: dor2002]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/3d4be579-c2ad-46b2-9f63-6fe3e496d254.jpg "Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2002. [LCID: dor2002]")
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2002.
Item View![Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2001. [LCID: dor2001a]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/3a0b5c2d-3613-4065-ba7b-7ca639144297.jpg "Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2001. [LCID: dor2001a]")
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2001.
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This photograph shows Auschwitz fence posts and a quote from Elie Wiesel's Night . They are on display in the third floor tower room of the Permanent Exhibition at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.
Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever.
Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul, and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am consigned to live as long as God Himself Never. "
Item View![President Bill Clinton (center), Elie Wiesel (right), and Harvey Meyerhoff (left) light the eternal flame outside on the Eisenhower ... [LCID: n07098]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/fe364220-5284-4de4-8db4-371ccc5bb30e.jpg "President Bill Clinton (center), Elie Wiesel (right), and Harvey Meyerhoff (left) light the eternal flame outside on the Eisenhower ... [LCID: n07098]")
President Bill Clinton (center), Elie Wiesel (right), and Harvey Meyerhoff (left) light the eternal flame outside on the Eisenhower Plaza during the dedication ceremony of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. April 22, 1993.
Item View![A large crowd fills Eisenhower Plaza during the dedication ceremony of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. [LCID: n0627023]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/a7907083-ddec-423c-816b-a8f15e21c273.jpg "A large crowd fills Eisenhower Plaza during the dedication ceremony of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. [LCID: n0627023]")
A large crowd fills Eisenhower Plaza during the dedication ceremony of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Flags of the liberating divisions form the backdrop to the opening ceremony. Washington, DC, April 22, 1993.
Item View![Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the USHMM, on September 18–19, 1984, in Washington, ... [LCID: n05891]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/1b8da2ce-7cbe-4e56-b179-b60a8673757f.jpg "Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the USHMM, on September 18–19, 1984, in Washington, ... [LCID: n05891]")
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held several years before the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. September 18–19, 1984, in Washington, DC.
Item View![Elie Wiesel (right) with his wife and son during the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the USHMM, on September ... [LCID: n05885]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/03ec3c58-595a-4a4b-b015-a3e407352ed5.jpg "Elie Wiesel (right) with his wife and son during the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the USHMM, on September ... [LCID: n05885]")
Elie Wiesel (right) with his wife and son during the Faith in Humankind conference, held several years before the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. September 18–19, 1984, in Washington, DC.
Item View![Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, ... [LCID: n05878]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/d4fe6c76-44ad-4e28-85fd-a3f5b2608eed.jpg "Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, ... [LCID: n05878]")
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, on September 18–19, 1984, in Washington, DC.
Item View![Elie Wiesel with his wife Marion and President Ion Iliescu in Sighet following the presentation of the Final Report of the International ... [LCID: wiesel2]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/6e43f1c4-3cfd-4edf-94bc-16b9fdfb6c6f.jpg "Elie Wiesel with his wife Marion and President Ion Iliescu in Sighet following the presentation of the Final Report of the International ... [LCID: wiesel2]")
Elie Wiesel with his wife Marion and President Ion Iliescu in Sighet following the presentation of the Final Report of the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania.
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