Elie Wiesel

1928 - 2016

Elie Wiesel

Romanian-American Holocaust survivor.

Was Elie Wiesel Jewish?
Yes, Elie Wiesel was Jewish.
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Wiesel's most famous work is "Night", a memoir about his experience in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust.

• In 1986, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ Iowa judge blocks key parts of state book ban law - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 87 (Published 2016)
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2016
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