Email from Roger Fajnzylberg (OSE) to Elie Wiesel regarding human rights and commemoration

This document outlines a two-day event titled "LES LUMIÈRES DE NOTRE TEMPS" (The Lights of Our Time), held on May 6-7, 2009, in Monaco and Nice, dedicated to honoring Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1986. The event, presented by Pax Medicalis, features a gala dinner under the high patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco, a tribute to Wiesel's contributions to peace and memory, and presentations by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and the University Institute of Jewish Studies-Elie Wiesel. It also includes the awarding of the 'Olivier d'Or-2009 Pax Medicalis' and musical accompaniment by the Monte-Carlo Soloists Orchestra, animated by Paul Amar. The second day in Nice includes the presentation of the Medal of Honor of the City of Nice in the presence of Christian Estrosi and Eric Ciotti, lectures, the unveiling of a plaque in Wiesel's name at the House of Judaism of the French Riviera, and a film screening about Elie Wiesel titled "Empreintes avec Elie Wiesel : « Messager de la Mémoire »". The document also lists numerous contributing organizations and partners, highlighting the focus on peace, humanity, and the legacy of Elie Wiesel.

This document is a printed copy of an email from Elie Wiesel to President Clinton, dated December 17, 2009. In the email, Wiesel expresses his approval for intervention on behalf of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been imprisoned in Russia for many years. As a human rights advocate, Wiesel supports the efforts to help Khodorkovsky. The email concludes with warm wishes for the holidays.

Dated March 21, 1990, this letter is from Elie Wiesel, writing on behalf of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, to Vaclav Havel, the President of Czechoslovakia. Wiesel expresses his gratitude to Havel for accepting an invitation to participate in the foundation's upcoming Oslo Conference, titled "The Anatomy of Hate — Resolving Conflict Through Dialogue and Democracy," scheduled for August of that year. He highlights the conference's urgency and historic significance. Wiesel adds a personal, handwritten note expressing 'admiration and friendship.' A typed postscript mentions an enclosed program from the Avignon Festival that was held in Havel's honor, which Wiesel had mentioned in a prior 'Cathedral address'.

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.

A letter from Alice Alexander to Mr. Wiesel, dated February 3, 1987, written on College of New Rochelle letterhead. Alexander expresses her belief that the narrative of the Holocaust often overlooks non-Jewish victims, such as the mentally disabled, and those who aided Jews. She recounts her efforts to bring this perspective to light, including sending an article to the New York Times and an interviewer at WNYC, and corresponding with Irving Howe, but received no response. Alexander urges Mr. Wiesel, whose influence she respects, to consider advocating for the inclusion of non-Jewish victims in Holocaust memorials and monuments. She states her motivation is a feeling of obligation to ensure a more complete historical record.