“We must never forget.”That bittersweet phrase, often repeated on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, was the code by which author, journalist and outspoken Jewish activist Elie Wiesel lived. Wiesel’s words are now permanently displayed at the museum’s entrance: "For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”Wiesel will not be forgotten. Follow me on Twitter: @DebVankinALSOElie Wiesel dies at 87; Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Holocaust survivorElie Wiesel: Embracing memory and madnessFrom the Archives: Elie Wiesel's own words: A testament to survival An outpouring of emotion for Wiesel swept social media Saturday afternoon, where writers, entertainers and others vowed not to forget him. The Romanian Nobel Peace Prize laureate and ardent Holocaust educator -- perhaps best known for his moving memoir “Night,” about surviving brutal life in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz -- died on Saturday at 87.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 02, 2016 23:20 UTC