Elie Wiesel's Proposal for an International Nobel Prize Colloquium

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Elie Wiesel's Proposal for an International Nobel Prize Colloquium

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2010

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Marim
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Levitte, Jean-David
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Levy, Maurice

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This document outlines a proposal from Elie Wiesel to Jean-David Levitte and Maurice Lévy for an international colloquium titled "Nobel Prize International Colloquium: Where is the 21st Century Heading?". Planned for May-June 2010, the event aims to bring together approximately fifty Nobel Laureates and other influential personalities from various disciplines for a two-to-three-day program. The colloquium is proposed to be organized by L'Elysée, Publicis, and the Elie Wiesel Foundation. The agenda includes four commissions focusing on politics, economy, history, crises, power, ethics, media, and human rights, along with daily plenary sessions and evening concerts featuring notable musicians. Invitations, mirroring the practice of 1988, would be extended by the President of the Republic and Elie Wiesel himself. The document suggests that the sessions will conclude with the publication of a manifesto addressing major challenges of the current generation. A handwritten postscript, signed by "Marim + Elie", adds a personal "Shana Tova" greeting to Maurice and his loved ones, wishing them profound joy.

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