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{i} male first name (Hebrew)

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Elie Wiesel
{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
Elie Wiesel
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
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