Elie Wiesel Passed Away

@tzwrites (4835)

Romania

July 3, 2016 6:28am CST

Elie Wiesel was a Nobel Peace Prize winning author and Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to educating people about the horrific events of the Holocaust. He was born in my home country of Romania, then he was taken to Auschwitz where he survived and then spent the rest of his life trying to ensure the events are never forgotten. He wrote down all of his terrifying experiences. He died on July 2 in Boston.

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@Teep11 (7673)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Interesting facts about teh man who not only won a nobel peace prize but survived the holocaust. He lived through such tormenting experiences. May he now rest in peace.

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

3 Jul 16

Yes, he survived such horrific things he was very brave

@koopharper (7599)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

Sadly people get old and pass on. It is good that he made such a huge effort to make sure that the historical knowledge lives on.

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

3 Jul 16

Yes, he helped raise a lot of awereness

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@sunilparthan (6302)

• India

3 Jul 16

May his soul rest in peace.

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@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

4 Jul 16

I haven't read his books, but it's admirable that he made sure that those horrible times were not forgotten.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 16

I haven't heard of this man but I have heard quite a bit about Auschwitz and the holocaust. It was a terrible period in history.

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

3 Jul 16

Very terrible period and he wrote many books about it.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 16

@tzwrites I must look for some of his books.

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

3 Jul 16

Wiesel was quite famous.

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Linda Cann Pearson

@LindaCPearson (2240)

• United States

6 Jul 16

So sad. He was an inspiration to millions and hopefully instilled in all of us to never ever forget what happened during the Holocaust.

@sofssu (23660)

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4 Jul 16

I read this new yesterday. Thank God for people like him who remind us about the time many people insist never happened in history.

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

3 Jul 16

I'm sorry to hear he passed away. Hopefully we'll never forget nor repeat the atrocities.