It should be no surprise, then, to read so much wisdom and strength in these 35 powerful, impactful Elie Wiesel quotes.

Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, was born in the provincial town of Sighet, Romania on September 30, 1928. A Jewish community had existed there since 1640, when it sought ...

A principal ruled the quote violated the school’s policy on “neutrality” before allowing the posters back up the next day. (JTA) — A quote by the Nobel Prize-winning author and Holocaust ...

His foundation also lost millions. 1944 – The Wiesel family is sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp, when Elie is 15. January 1945 – Is moved with his father to the Buchenwald concentration camp.