Elie Wiesel
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Though we have not met up close and personal I feel that I know a fair amount regarding who he is and what he is all about. He has been a favorite personality of mine for years because I have respected his story, his fortitude, and his character.
Eliezer Wiesel was born in Romania and was an American Holocaust survivor, author, professor, political activist, and Nobel laureate. He has amassed a collection of 57 tomes in French and English and was a Jewish prisoner of the Nazi regime in Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
He held a position as professor of the humanities at Boston University and they created the the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies to honor his work.
His involvement in those causes associated with defending human rights and judiasm inspired the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC and his politics were those against oppressive regimes and genocide.
Peace, atonement, and human dignity were the crux of his message to humanity as the result of his personal experiences in the death camps and he was active in human rights for his entire lifetime.
Elie Wiesel passed in the early hours of July 2, 2016 at his home in Manhattan. He was 87 years old.
Rest in peace.
Matthew 5:2 And He opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Holy Bible, King James Version