Elie Wiesel

Wynton Marsalis Awarded French Legion of Honor in NYC

Jim Luce | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Wynton Marsalis received France’s highest distinction last week in New York – the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor t...

Don't Get Cocky, Twitter

Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


Rachel Sklar

Even the most loyal users can get turned off by a bad user experience. This is the Internet -- there's always something else waiting in the wings.

Elie Wiesel Appears With End Times Pastor John Hagee, Hagee Trashes Obama

Max Blumenthal | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media


Max Blumenthal

During an unofficial panel of bloggers and activists at J Street's conference, I criticized Wiesel and Oren for associating with Hagee. Why is Wiesel palling around with Hagee? Why did I "mock" Wiesel?

A Call for Real Service, Not Lip Service

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact


Melissa Biggs Bradley

Last week, I attended a dinner where Elie Wiesel made a call to the room full of executives to become more engaged. "When it comes to those who need help, don't rely on God," he said.

Egyptian Minister Forced to Apologize for Threatening to Burn Books About Israel

Joseph Freeman | Posted 11.16.2009 | World


Joseph Freeman

Hosny publicly said that he would burn all the books in Alexandria's library that had anything to do with Israel. He also called Israeli culture "racist."

The Best Speech I Ever Wrote

Marty Kaplan | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

I'll never forget the moment when Mondale finished delivering the speech. I'd been told that the most we could hope for was a smattering of polite applause; instead, there was a sustained standing ovation.

"What Bernie Madoff, Victimization, and Elie Wiesel Have to Teach Us"

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

"....in those times, it was human to be inhuman. And now the world has learned, I hope.... There must come a moment -- a moment of bringing people to...

The Challenge of the Holocaust Museum Shooting

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Simon Wiesenthal, the great Nazi Hunter and humanitarian would say to us: "I don't judge a democratic society by how many Nazis there are, but by how many anti-Nazis there are."

Obama at Buchenwald and Beyond

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 07.07.2009 | World


Thane Rosenbaum

Perhaps Obama's Buchenwald visit was a symbolic reassurance to the Jews of the world: that he was aware of the reasons why a Jewish state became a moral necessity after the Holocaust.

Elie Wiesel in Buchenwald: The Moral Challenge to Learn, and Act

Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Rachel Sklar

Today, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel joined Barack Obama at Buchenwald, one of Nazi Germany's worst concentration camps, but he worried that "the world hasn't learned" from the tragedy.

Obama, Elie Wiesel Buchenwald Speech (TEXT, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


President Obama delivered a powerful speech today when he visited Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. He spoke on genocide, hatred, and the abil...

But is it Anti-Semitic?

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 06.05.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

There is nothing wrong with criticizing Israeli policies. But those who choose to mis-characterize Israel's self-defense as "Nazi" are factually and historically wrong and morally repugnant.

Unlike Madoff, European Insurers Remain At Large

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


Thane Rosenbaum

European insurances companies are being permitted to conceal their Holocaust thefts and continue operating with impunity while Bernard Madoff languishes in prison for no less sinister a crime.

Elie Wiesel: Racism Conference Will Harm UN, Not Israel

Haaretz | Shlomo Shamir | Posted 04.06.2009 | World


Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel on Thursday said the passing of resolutions attacking Israel at the upcoming "Durban II" conference on racism would only ha...

Pope Benedict XVI's Noxious Rehabilitation of a Holocaust Denier

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Menachem Rosensaft

Holocaust denial is a pernicious strain of anti-Semitism, and Pope Benedict's ill-conceived embrace of Bishop Williamson sends a clear message within the Roman Catholic Church.

2008: The Year of Audacity

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 02.04.2009 | Living


Andrea Chalupa

We now have something outside ourselves to struggle against. A very real and tangible angst.