I didn't see a thread. If you don't know who he is he wrote the memoir "Night" about being a holocaust survivor and did an interview with Oprah.
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Elie Wiesel, the Auschwitz survivor who became an eloquent witness for the six million Jews slaughtered in World War II and who, more than anyone else, seared the memory of the Holocaust on the world’s conscience, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.
I read Night in school and it always stuck with me. I made it a thing to research him every now and then to make sure he was still alive. I guess today is the day I feared. Rest In Peace.
awe i remember reading about him like 3 years ago freshman english. Probably the only book i was really into ever at school! maybe thats why i only got A's in english freshman year
anywho. i remember seeing those pictures of him in the camp and the story about the dentist. like the whole thing was just so touching. Rest in peace.
How different would our world be today? How many extraordinary voices were prematurely silenced, how many brilliant minds were denied the chance to reach their full potential? That Elie Wiesel was not silenced, that his brilliance was shared with the world, is a matter of luck. He was one of the lucky ones, and we were lucky to have him.
I still can't wrap my head around the fact that the holocaust was real. That it's a real thing that happened and that they're still people around to tell that story.
