In pursuit of efforts to promote understanding between conflicting ethnic groups, Mr. Wiesel also started the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Mr. Wiesel wrote an average of a book a year, 60 books by his own count in 2015. Mr. Wiesel watched his mother and his sister Tzipora walk off to the right, his mother protectively stroking Tzipora’s hair. Mr. Wiesel was the author of several dozen books and was a charismatic lecturer and humanities professor. Mr. Wiesel asked the questions in spare prose and without raising his voice; he rarely offered answers.

Source: New York Times July 02, 2016 20:08 UTC