Elie Wiesel

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I survived the Tree of Life shooting. Oct. 7 made the memory more painful

Jeffrey Myers in Forward · 23 Oct

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, a survivor of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting, reflects on the profound challenges of remembrance amid ongoing grief.

0 Holidays Culture

How to celebrate Simchat Torah when our hearts are weighed down by grief

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer in JTA · 21 Oct

Celebrating Simchat Torah in times of grief is challenging, especially when marking the anniversary of tragic events like Hamas's attack on Israel.

0 Culture Politics

If you’re a Jew who has turned your back on Israel, Yom Kippur is the time to return

Elisha Wiesel in Forward · 11 Oct

Elisha Wiesel, son of famed Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, reflects on Yom Kippur as an opportunity for Jews who have distanced themselves from Israel to reconsider their stance.

0 Holocaust History

Jimmy Carter: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

MomentMag · 1 Oct

The video features Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat discussing the instrumental role President Jimmy Carter played in the establishment of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

0 Art Culture

Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 16 Sep

Mark Podwal, renowned Jewish artist and dermatologist, passed away at 79, leaving a profound legacy through his unique visual language that vividly encapsulated Jewish history and themes.

0 Culture Politics

Why everyone should go see the Nova Exhibition in Los Angeles

Josh Katz in Forward · 27 Aug

The Nova Exhibition in Los Angeles offers a deeply immersive experience, documenting the Hamas attack on a desert music festival on October 7th.

0 Israel Politics

Legal Earthquake: Israel’s Supreme Court Decides that the Ultra Orthodox Must Serve in the Military

MomentMag · 25 Jun

The YouTube video discusses the historic Israeli Supreme Court decision requiring ultraorthodox individuals to serve in the military, potentially impacting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government, with in-depth analysis of the ruling's legal, political, economic, and social implications by Moment Israel Editor Eetta Prince-Gibson and Moment Editor-in-Chief Nadine Epstein.

0 Holocaust Politics

The Great Miscommunicator

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Jun

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan's visit to Bitburg, a German military cemetery containing graves of Waffen-SS members, sparked controversy as Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and others urged him to reconsider honoring SS soldiers.

0 Holocaust Israel

Analysis | We Need To Talk About Willful Ignorance

Noah Phillips in Moment · 17 Jun

The text delves into the theme of wilful ignorance through the lens of Herman Wouk's character Leslie Slote in "The Winds of War", who tried to alert officials about the Holocaust but faced denial.

0 Israel Leadership

Israel Today A Wide Open Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi and Amy E Schwartz

MomentMag · 3 May

Yossi Klein Halevi and Amy E. Schwartz discuss current events in Israel, including a contentious government and a divided population, in a wide-ranging conversation.

0 Holocaust Literature

From 1975 | “Remembering,” by Elie Wiesel

Moment in Moment · 20 Mar

Elie Wiesel reflects on the courage and tragedy of the young Jewish fighters in the Warsaw ghetto uprising, highlighting their isolation and the world's indifference to their struggle.

0 Holocaust Education

When Elie Wiesel came to my summer camp, and what he taught me about speaking the unspeakable

Rabbi Diane Elliot in JTA · 19 Jan

In this article, the author reflects on their encounter with Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author of the memoir Night, during a summer camp in 1966.

0 Holocaust Literature

When Elie Wiesel was enchanted by Disneyland

Elie Wiesel in Forward · 15 Jan

In this article, Elie Wiesel reflects on his visit to Disneyland in 1957.

0 Culture History

When Elie Wiesel was enchanted by Disneyland

Elie Wiesel in Forward · 15 Jan

Elie Wiesel's reflective piece reminisces about his visit to Disneyland in 1957, highlighting the amusement park as a utopian paradise for children, evoking a sense of purity and joy akin to experiencing heaven on earth.

0 Education Literature

Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ Iowa judge blocks key parts of state book ban law

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 3 Jan

A federal judge in Iowa has blocked key parts of a state law that prohibits school libraries from stocking books depicting sex acts, citing that it would prevent books about the Holocaust, such as Elie Wiesel's Night, from being accessible.

0 Communities Israel

Surprise! An end of year note NOT asking for funds…

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 31 Dec 2023

The author of Between The Lines, a Substack newsletter, expresses gratitude to subscribers for their support and highlights the success of the publication, which has published 160 posts, received over 435,000 views, and doubled its number of subscribers in 2023.

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17 Books That Will Completely Change the Way You See the Jewish World

Future of Jewish in Future of Jewish · 20 Aug 2023

Future of Jewish is a publication dedicated to Judaism and Israel.

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From the Newsletter | When the State Serves Death

Noah Phillips in Moment · 3 Aug 2023

In this article, Moment Magazine discusses two planned executions and their implications for the Jewish community.

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A Conversation about the Life and Legacy of Elie Wiesel with Joseph Berger and Nadine Epstein

Moment in Moment · 13 Jul 2023

In this conversation, Joseph Berger, former New York Times journalist and author of "Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence," and Nadine Epstein, editor-in-chief of Moment magazine and editor of "Elie Wiesel: An Extraordinary Life & Legacy," discuss the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel.

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The Man Behind The Iconic Image

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 9 Jul 2023

Elie Wiesel: Confronting The Silence, a biography by Joseph Berger, explores the life of Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace laureate who became a prominent voice for remembering and learning from the Holocaust.

0 Literature Holocaust

Man of the Night

Tel Aviv Review · 3 Jul 2023

Joseph Berger, a former New York Times journalist, shares insights from his book "Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence," which is the first English-language biography of the renowned Jewish intellectual and Holocaust author, Elie Wiesel.

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ELIE WIESEL

Jewish Lives · 20 Apr 2023

Elie Wiesel, the author of Night and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, is the focus of a new Jewish Lives biography by Joseph Berger called Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence.

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The Tikkun in Sutzkever’s Work

Elie Wiesel in Jewish Review of Books · 11 Jan 2023

The article discusses the response of the Yiddish literary elite to Isaac Bashevis Singer's Nobel Prize win in 1978 and explores the lesser-known Yiddish writers, Chaim Grade and Abraham Sutzkever, who were revered by many Yiddish readers.

0 Antisemitism Holocaust

'Antisemitism is now a form of entertainment, it's performative, and that's new'

What Matters Now · 4 Jan 2023

Prof. Alvin Rosenfeld discusses the alarming rise of antisemitism, noting its transformation into a form of entertainment and its pernicious presence in modern society.

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Think Over My Lesson and Try to Destroy It

Yoel Finkelman in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Oct 2022

The article explores the enigmatic figure of Monsieur Chouchani, a mysterious teacher who had a profound impact on significant Jewish intellectuals such as Elie Wiesel, Emmanuel Levinas, and Shalom Rosenberg.

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