“But in Elie Wiesel, we had that voice with a megaphone that wasn’t matched by anyone else.”Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died July 2 at his home in New York. “ ‘This is where — hanging here from this gallows.’ ”Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died July 2 at his home in New York. Dec. 9, 2009 Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, arrives in the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest. Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, arrives in the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest. Elie Wiesel chronicled his experience in concentration camps and used his moral authority to focus attention on atrocities around the world.

Source: Washington Post July 02, 2016 20:19 UTC