Invitation from Václav Havel to Elie Wiesel regarding the VIZE 97 Prize

This document is a holiday greeting card sent from Ambassador Ron Dermer and Mrs. Rhoda Dermer of the Embassy of Israel. The card, featuring the emblem of Israel, extends "Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season." It was sent to Professor Elie Wiesel at The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, located at 555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022. The postage mark on the envelope indicates it was mailed from Washington, D.C. on December 11, 2013.

This document is an invitation to a private reception and light dinner hosted by Dana and Yossie Hollander and the Chapman University Rodgers Center Board of Visitors. The event is held in honor of Distinguished Presidential Fellow and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel. It takes place at the home of Dana and Yossie Hollander at 46 Blue Heron, Irvine, California, on Sunday, April 6, 2014, with the reception starting at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. The occasion is generously underwritten by the Hollanders. Guests are requested to respond by March 28.

This document is a printed email dated June 6, 2012, from Jennifer Sutton to Professor and Mrs. Wiesel. It is an invitation to a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Israel, H.E. Michael Oren, and Mrs. Sally Oren. The event celebrates the President of Israel, H.E. Shimon Peres, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The reception was scheduled for Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Ambassador's Residence. The invitation specifies that it is non-transferable and for the recipient only. RSVPs were to be sent to an email address at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Washington by June 11, 2012. A handwritten note on the document, "regrets snt 6.6.12," indicates that the invitation was declined on the same day it was received.

A letter dated May 12, 2001, from New York City, addressed to First Lady Laura Bush at The White House. The anonymous sender expresses their pleasure in meeting Mrs. Bush again in the Rotunda and commends her interview with Jim Lehrer, highlighting her sensitive remarks about a ceremony and a reference to her father. The sender also thanks Mrs. Bush for her kind words about their address and offers future assistance. A handwritten note "Please return" is present at the bottom.

In a letter dated February 12, 1990, Elie Wiesel, on behalf of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, writes to Vaclav Havel, President of Czechoslovakia. Wiesel expresses deep concern over the global resurgence of ethnic, religious, and national hatreds, which temper the joy of recent political changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. He announces an international conference titled "The Anatomy of Hate: Resolving Conflict Through Dialogue and Democracy," which his foundation is co-convening with the Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee and the University of Oslo. The conference is scheduled for August 26-29, 1990, in Oslo, and will be sponsored by the Norwegian government. Wiesel extends a formal invitation to President Havel to participate, highlighting his unique perspective and stating that his presence is crucial for the meeting's success. He notes that fifty prominent global figures are being invited and that French President François Mitterrand has already confirmed his attendance. The letter concludes by mentioning an enclosed description of the conference and expressing hope for a positive response.