Birthday Greeting to Elie with Pigeon Point Lighthouse Card

This document contains the transcript of a speech delivered by former President Bill Clinton at the 2010 Prix Galien USA Awards Dinner in New York, New York, on September 28, 2010. Clinton expresses gratitude for his role as UN Special Envoy for Haiti and acknowledges the success of the Millennium Development Goals. He pays tribute to Elie Wiesel's advocacy, particularly regarding the Holocaust Museum's opening, and discusses the under-recognized fact that Muslims were among the victims of 9/11. Clinton highlights the partnership with Philippe Douste-Blazy on the airline tax, which funds UNITAID, an initiative that has significantly improved access to AIDS and tuberculosis treatment, especially for children, by lowering drug costs and increasing volume. He describes his Foundation's close collaboration with UNITAID and emphasizes the importance of global access to affordable healthcare systems and medicines, citing Pfizer's contribution as an example of successful partnerships aimed at saving lives.

A letter from Michael L. Gyure, Executive Director of The Friars Foundation, to Mr. Elie Wiesel, inviting him to the upcoming Friars Club ICON Tributes gala. The event, scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, will honor Robert De Niro with the Entertainment Icon Award and Carlos Slim with the ICON Award for Philanthropy. The letter details that the gala will include a gourmet dinner, a live auction, and unique entertainment, featuring performances by numerous prominent entertainers, including Tony Bennett, Jimmy Fallon, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep, and Stevie Wonder. The Foundation expresses hope that Mr. Wiesel will attend as their guest.

A. M. Rosenthal writes to Marion and Elię, expressing profound gratitude for their friendship and for a magnificent gold pen they gave him for his birthday. He reflects on his good fortune, humorously pondering if he earned such friends in a past life, despite Judaism's lack of a reincarnation concept. Rosenthal cherishes their friendship, noting how Shirley enriched his understanding of it. He concludes by stating his intention to admire the gifted pen with love, pleasure, and gratitude for the Wiesels.

This is a thank you letter from Marion and Elie Wiesel to Mr. Eric Kandel, dated October 7, 2008. The Wiesels express their gratitude for Kandel's "beautiful words" at Elie Wiesel's 80th birthday celebration, which took place at the 92nd Street Y. They acknowledge Kandel's mix of deep feeling and humor, and thank him for his kindness and friendship. The letter is signed by Marion and Elie Wiesel and sent from The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity in New York.

A letter from Michel Longchampt to Elie Weisel, dated March 17, 2014, inviting Weisel to be a guest of honor at the "Benefit Dinner" for "Surgeons of Hope" on May 4, 2014. Longchampt reminds Weisel of their previous correspondence in late 2012 regarding Weisel's potential participation in their 2013 gala. The dinner aims to raise funds for "Surgeons of Hope," an organization focused on providing cardiac care for underprivileged children, particularly in Nicaragua and Haiti. The letter highlights the organization's work in Nicaragua, where they have built and equipped a cardiac surgery unit and provided medical training. Longchampt hopes for a large attendance at the dinner and expresses high regard for Weisel, asking him to convey regards to Marion.