Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel
Wiesel speaking at the World Economic Forum in 2003
Born	(1928-09-30)September 30, 1928 Sighet, Maramureş County, Romania
Died	July 2, 2016(2016-07-02) (aged 87) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Political activist, teacher, writer
Notable awards	Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal

Elie Wiesel (pronounced /ˌɛli vɪˈzɛl/;^[1] born Eliezer Wiesel on September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016)^[2] was a Romanian-American Jewish writer, teacher, political activist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and Holocaust survivor. His most well-known book is Night which is about his life in several concentration camps during the Holocaust. He was a humanitarian.

Wiesel won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised his message "of peace, atonement and human dignity".^[3]

Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at his home in Manhattan, aged 87.^[4][5]

1. ↑ "TeachingBooks.net Audio Name Pronunciation - Elie Wiesel". www.teachingbooks.net.
2. ↑ "Elie Wiesel - Biography, Books, Nobel Prize, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.
3. ↑ "1986 Nobel Peace Prize Press Release". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
4. ↑ Yuhas, Alan (July 2, 2016). "Elie Wiesel, Nobel winner and Holocaust survivor, dies aged 87". The Guardian. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
5. ↑ Shnidman, Ronen (July 2, 2016). "Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Holocaust survivor, dies at 87". Haaretz.