Elie Wiesel's acceptance of invitation to Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Dalai Lama

This document is an invitation from Dana and Yossie Hollander and the Chapman University Rodgers Center Board of Visitors. It invites recipients to a private reception and light dinner with Distinguished Presidential Fellow and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel. The event is scheduled for Sunday, April 6, 2014, with a reception at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m., to be held at the Hollanders' home at 46 Blue Heron, Irvine, California. The occasion is generously underwritten by the Hollanders. Guests are requested to respond by March 28 via phone or email, and casual attire is suggested.

This document is a program and invitation for the John Jay Justice Award Ceremony, honoring Elie Wiesel, the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The event was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater within the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The document includes a biography of Elie Wiesel, detailing his experiences during the Holocaust, his literary works (such as "Night"), his advocacy for human rights (including Soviet Jews, Miskito Indians, Desaparecidos, Cambodian refugees, victims of famine and genocide in Africa, and victims of war in former Yugoslavia), and his academic career. It also mentions his numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal. The program lists the Board of Trustees for the John Jay College Foundation, Inc. and provides details for an RSVP for both the award ceremony and a private dinner with Elie Wiesel. The John Jay Medal for Justice, established in 2008, is awarded to individuals and organizations dedicated to justice.

This press release from The Eisenhower World Affairs Institute and Gettysburg College announces that Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel will be awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Prize on May 20, 1997, at the Washington Hilton and Towers. The award recognizes Wiesel's significant contributions to human rights and leadership, reflecting President Eisenhower's legacy. Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, highlights Eisenhower's visit to Buchenwald in 1945 as a pivotal moment for memory and strategic planning. General Colin Powell is slated to pay tribute to the liberators of death camps at the event. The document also details Wiesel's other accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the establishment of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, emphasizing his commitment to human rights and ethical discourse. Background information on the prize, the Institute, and Gettysburg College's historical ties to Eisenhower is also provided.

This document is a certificate from the French Republic, issued by the President, François Mitterrand, appointing Monsieur Elie Wiesel as a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honor. The certificate notes that Elie Wiesel is an author, university professor, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The document was sealed by the Order and signed by the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor, Général Biard, and the President, François Mitterrand. It was issued in Paris on July 25, 1990.

A letter from Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), to Professor Elie Wiesel, dated December 23, 2014. Foxman announces his retirement in July 2015 after 50 years of service to ADL and the Jewish community. To recognize his contributions, a gala dinner is planned in his honor on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Foxman invites Wiesel to serve as an Honorary Tribute Dinner Chair for this event, emphasizing the importance of his name and presence. The letter expresses appreciation for their relationship and Wiesel's support, concluding with well wishes for the New Year to both Elie and Marion Wiesel.