Elie Wiesel

Jerusalem razes Elie Wiesel Plaza for NIS 73m. underground passage to Shaare Zedek

SZMC’s director-general Prof. Ofer Merin told In Jerusalem that when construction is completed, he will make sure that the Elie Wiesel Plaza and its garden are restored.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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The Diary of Anne Frank has been translated into more than 75 languages.

Anne Frank and ‘Night’ may soon be required reading in Texas public schools

The Texas state education board recently discussed draft legislation that would create the nation’s first-ever statewide K-12 required reading list for public schools.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Elie Wiesel stands in front of a photo of himself (bottom right-hand corner) and other inmates taken at the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945, during his 1986 visit to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

Amplifying Elie Wiesel’s moral voice: We cannot be silent onlookers

We cannot accept injustice and the suffering of others as any kind of norm.

|ByMAURICE J. ELIAS
The United States Postal Service released a new series of stamps in honor of Elie Wiesel.

New US Postal Service stamp honors Holocaust survivor and humanitarian Elie Wiesel

Wiesel, who died in 2016 at the age of 87, is the 18th person to be honored in the USPS’ Distinguished Americans stamp series.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Congressional bill named for Elie Wiesel aims to stop genocides

The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 introduced Thursday serves to improve US efforts to prevent major casualties overseas.

JUNE 23, 2017ByJTA
Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel

Looking back, and forward

Shlomo Maital recalls five decades of living in Israel since making aliya right after the Six Day War and looks ahead to what’s in store for the country over the next 50 years.

JUNE 22, 2017BySHLOMO MAITAL
Art by Avi Katz

New York street corner named after Elie Wiesel

Mayor DeBlasio: "New York City is proud to honor his memory."

JUNE 14, 2017ByEYTAN HALON
The street signs on the southwest corner of 84th Street and Central Park West are seen following a ceremony to permanently co-name the street with the late humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize-winning name of Elie Wiesel, June 13, 2017 in New York.

No Holds Barred: Wisel's memorial service should move Israel to bomb Syria's crematoria

The Kaddish prayer is among the holiest of the Jewish canon. It contains multitudes of mystical secrets, and much of its meaning is a mystery.

JUNE 5, 2017BySHMULEY BOTEACH
Elie Wiesel speaks at a World War II tribute

HBO tackles Madoff tale

Robert Deniro plays mastermind who swindled billions.

MAY 20, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Robert Deniro and Michelle Pfeiffer in 'The Wizard of Lies.'

Our ‘Never Again’

The difference between today and some 75 years ago is that today is today we have a strong State of Israel.

APRIL 27, 2017ByGILA GAMLIEL
Elie Wiesel speaks at a World War II tribute

Combating the Anti-Zionist Facade

In an interview with the ‘Report,’ Elisha Wiesel, son of Elie Wiesel, explains that the March of the Living is essential to help students put the Holocaust into the narrative of Jewish history.

APRIL 23, 2017ByDAVID BRUMMER
Elisha Wiesel

Elie Wiesel, a gentle giant

APRIL 23, 2017ByYAAKOV Y. KERMAIER
Elie Wiesel speaks at a World War II tribute

Jewish continuity at the heart of Limmud FSU

Three-day conference ends with launch of Eli Wiesel exhibition in London.

FEBRUARY 7, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Elie Wiesel Exhibition at JW3

Elie Wiesel and Donald Trump: Holocaust remembrance and refugee exclusion

WE MISS not only the particularity of Elie Wiesel’s voice in the matter of Holocaust remembrance, but the universality of his message in the face of these executive orders.

FEBRUARY 3, 2017ByIRWIN COTLER
Elie Wiesel