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- {i} (born 1928) Romanian-born United States writer and journalist, Holocaust survivor and winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, author of "Night," founder of the Elie Wiesel Foundation
- orig. Eliezer Wiesel born Sept. 30, 1928, Sighet, Rom. Romanian-born U.S. novelist. Living in a small Hasidic community, Wiesel and his family were deported in 1944 to Auschwitz and then to Buchenwald; his parents and sister were killed. All his works reflect his experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust and his attempt to resolve the ethical torment of why it happened and what it reveals about human nature. They include Night (1958), A Beggar in Jerusalem (1968), The Testament (1980), and The Forgotten (1989). A noted lecturer, he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace for his universal condemnation of violence, hatred, and oppression
- Elie Wiesel Foundation
- organization founded by Elie Wiesel to advance the cause of human rights worldwide by creating forums for the discussion and resolution of urgent ethical issues