Elie Wiesel

Ben-Gvir’s latest death penalty rhetoric borrows from an ancient Machiavellian Playbook - opinion

At the start of Sukkot, Ben-Gvir released a video in which he threatened imprisoned Hamas terrorist Hassan Salameh, telling him, “I want to kill you. I want to put you to death.” 

|ByMICHAEL J. ZOOSMAN
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 25, 2026.
Raoul Wallenberg

Remembering Elie Wiesel: A soul on fire and a life dedicated to justice - opinion

Yad Vashem marked the 10th anniversary of Professor Elie Wiesel’s death with a screening of a film on his life and legacy.  His death remains a personal and profound loss. 

|ByIRWIN COTLER
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at Tel Aviv University on July 8, 2026.

Strength is not a crime: Rahm Emanuel misunderstands Israel and should be ashamed - opinion

American Jews and Israeli Jews are family. Have you ever had a family member who embarrassed you? Maybe you don’t introduce them to your friends. But do you want them consumed by their enemies? 

|ByELISHA WIESEL
Elisha Wiesel, Elie Wiesel's son, keeps his father's leagcy and memory alive

Elie Wiesel's son rejects Rahm Emanuel's 'pariah' verdict on Israel

From Auschwitz to the UN, Elisha Wiesel describes the lessons he inherited from his father and the battle he believes must now be fought over language and memory.

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

In commemoration of Elie Wiesel, Jewish leaders gather in his hometown

The event included an interfaith dialogue between representatives of Romania's religious communities and Jewish leaders from Israel.

OCTOBER 4, 2018BySAMUEL THROPE
Left to right: Deputy Chair of March of the Living Aaron Tamir, Sighet Chief of Police, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, President of Limmud FSU Aaron G. Frenkel, Sighet Mayor Horia Vassily Scubli, Co-founder of Limmud FSU Chaim Chesler, and Chief Rabbi of Romania Rafael Schaeffer

NO HOLDS BARRED: Elie Wiesel’s 90th Birthday

September 30 would have been Elie’s 90 birthday. His Jewish birthday falls on the most festive day of the year, Simchat Torah, which we celebrated the next day.

OCTOBER 1, 2018BySHMULEY BOTEACH
Elie Wiesel participates in a discussion on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 2, 2015

The messengers at Schlangengasse

“Did you really live there?” I was just five years old, sitting on my father’s lap and enjoying the rhythms he tapped with two fingers on an electric typewriter.

AUGUST 25, 2018ByELISHA WIESEL
Elie Wiesel participates in a discussion on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 2, 2015

Ben Kingsley: I carried a photo of Elie Wiesel on 'Operation Finale' set

Actor Nick Kroll said the film about the capture of Adolf Eichmann was a victory story 'rife with questions of morality.'

AUGUST 19, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
A scene from 'Operation Finale' starring Ben Kingsley as Adolf Eichmann

Elie Wiesel’s childhood home vandalized by antisemitic graffiti

The florescent pink graffiti that was painted on the Memorial House Elie Wiesel in Sighet in eastern Romania read “public toilet” and “Nazi Jew lying in hell with Hitler” as well as “Anti-Semite pedo

AUGUST 5, 2018ByJTA
The Elie Wiesel Memorial House in Romania is covered in antisemitic graffiti

Elie Wiesel memorial plaque unveiled at Jerusalem Holocaust museum

"His words touched the very soul of the Jewish people."

JULY 3, 2018ByEYTAN HALON
A memorial plaque to Elie Wiesel is unveiled at the Jerusalem Chamber of Holocaust, July 2, 2018

The dirty secret of Syria: enabling the enablers

Who is doing business in Iran today?

MAY 1, 2018ByBOB FEFERMAN
A POSTER of Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Suleimani.

The U.S. Holocaust Museum vs. Elie Wiesel

It’s all too easy to make excuses for why governments fail to act against genocide.

APRIL 21, 2018ByRAFAEL MEDOFF
Elie Wiesel participates in a discussion on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 2, 2015

Holocaust reading for post-millenials

Essential books to help Jewish young people be Shoah-literate.

APRIL 4, 2018ByELLIOT JAGER
Two boys hug in front of the main railway building of the former Nazi death camp Birkenau (Auschwitz II) during the 'March of the Living' in Oswiecim, Poland

Poland-Israel meltdown demands Elisha Wiesel

As the only son of the world’s most famous Holocaust survivor, Elisha Wiesel has unequaled credibility in representing the Jewish community.

FEBRUARY 19, 2018BySHMULEY BOTEACH
Elie Wiesel participates in a discussion on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 2, 2015