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Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) was a prominent Holocaust survivor, author, and human-rights activist. His most prolific book, Night, detailed his experiences as a teenager imprisoned in Auschwitz during the Holocaust (1933-1945). Explore more content related to Elie Wiesel, his experiences during the Holocaust, and his postwar activism and impact. 

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Three tall white concrete fence posts cast shadows against a gray wall with a block of lit text between them. The posts look aged and have holes running down the entire length, where wire used to be, with curved ends on the top.
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Auschwitz fence posts and Elie Wiesel quote on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Color illustration of Elie Wiesel, a man with light skin tone and graying brown hair wearing a suit and tie.
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Courtroom Sketch of Elie Wiesel at the Trial of Klaus Barbie
Elie Wiesel became Founding Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980. [LCID: 0699]
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Elie Wiesel
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Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel became Founding Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980. [LCID: 0699]
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Elie Wiesel
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Elie Wiesel: Days of Remembrance excerpts
Elie Wiesel with his wife Marion and President Ion Iliescu in Sighet following the presentation of the Final Report of the International ... [LCID: wiesel2]
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Elie Wiesel, his wife Marion, and President Ion Iliescu in Sighet
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Elie Wiesel - Animated Map/Map
Refugees line up in a camp in eastern Chad for refugees from the Darfur region of neighboring Sudan. [LCID: chad4]
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Elie Wiesel: On the Atrocities in Sudan
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Elie Wiesel - Photograph
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference, held before the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, ... [LCID: n05878]
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Elie Wiesel speaks at a conference
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2001. [LCID: dor2001a]
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Elie Wiesel speaks at a Days of Remembrance ceremony
Elie Wiesel speaks at the Days of Remembrance ceremony, Washington, DC, 2002. [LCID: dor2002]
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Elie Wiesel speaks at a Days of Remembrance ceremony
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]
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Elie Wiesel speaks at the Faith in Humankind conference
Group portrait of Jewish displaced youth at the OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants) home for Orthodox Jewish children in Ambloy. [LCID: 28147]
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Elie Wiesel Timeline and World Events: 1928–1951
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Elie Wiesel Timeline and World Events: 1928–1951 - Animated Map/Map

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