Rabbi Perry Berkowitz called Wiesel's death a "double tragedy," since the world lost someone so "rare and unusual" and that Holocaust survivors are dying out. ———10:55 a.m.Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is being remembered at a private service in New York City. A hearse was seen outside the Orthodox Jewish synagogue and mourners were arriving around 10 a.m. The Latest on a private service held for Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who died at 87 (all times local):1:45 p.m.Mourners attending a private service for Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel say his death is also a great loss because there's one less Holocaust survivor in the world. Friends and family were attending a private service for the "Night" author at Fifth Avenue Synagogue in New York City on Sunday morning.

Source: ABC News July 03, 2016 17:48 UTC