Eliezer " Elie " Wiesel[a] (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor.

Jan 6, 2026 · This timeline explores author, educator and humanitarian Elie Wiesel’s life and the major milestones in his career.

Dec 17, 2025 · Elie Wiesel, Romanian-born Jewish writer, whose works provide a sober yet passionate testament of the destruction of European Jewry during World War II. He was …

Wiesel and his two older sisters survived. Liberated from Buchenwald in 1945 by advancing Allied troops, he was taken to Paris where he studied at the Sorbonne and worked as a journalist. In …

Elie Wiesel was a survivor of Auschwitz and human rights activist who devoted his life to educating the world about the Holocaust. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.

Dec 9, 2025 · Wiesel was the only son of four children of Shlomo, a grocer, and his wife, Sarah (Feig) Wiesel. He was devoted to the study of the Torah, the Talmud and the mystical …

Als Wiesel werden mehrere Raubtierarten aus den Gattungen Mustela und Neogale in der Familie der Marder (Mustelidae) bezeichnet. Die Benennung ist jedoch keine systematische, da …

Learn more about the life, works, passions and contributions of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel.

Eliezer Wiesel (commonly known as Elie) (September 30, 1928 - July 2, 2016) was a world-renowned Hungarian Romanian Jewish novelist, philosopher, humanitarian, political activist, …

A Nobel Peace Prize recipient, playwright, and award-winning writer, Elie Wiesel’s personal experience of the Holocaust has led him to use his talents as an author, teacher, and …