Joint Resolution to award a gold medal to Elie Wiesel

This document contains two letters to the editor published in The Globe and Mail, discussing Polish history, anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust. The first letter, by Richard C. Lukas (published June 30, 1992), defends Poland against accusations of racially-based anti-Semitism, arguing for the existence of strong "philo-Semitic" forces and higher numbers of Jewish survivors due to Polish assistance during World War II. He challenges Steve Paikin's article, "Poland Striving To Shake Off An Anti-Semitic Past," and disputes the claim that death camps were primarily located in Poland due to Polish anti-Semitism. The second letter, by Eli Pfefferkorn (published July 24, 1992), responds to Lukas, accusing him of historical revisionism. Pfefferkorn references events like the Przytek and Wysockie-Mazowiecki pogroms and the anti-Jewish boycott by the Endeks to counter Lukas's assertions. He also disputes Lukas's statistics on Jewish survival and Polish rescuers, citing data from The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust and Yad Vashem, and shares his personal experience of facing danger from Poles in German-occupied Poland.

A letter from President Ronald Reagan to Professor Elie Wiesel, dated January 20, 1987. Reagan congratulates Wiesel on receiving the Freedom Award from the International Rescue Committee. He praises Wiesel as a "voice of conscience" who has transformed his "sufferings" into understanding and a "zeal to prevent such horrors from occurring again," wishing him continued strength in the pursuit of peace and remembrance.

This letter, dated May 27, 1998, is from Louie Freeh of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Elie Wiesel. Freeh expresses gratitude to Wiesel for speaking at the FBI's New York Office Holocaust Memorial Ceremony on April 20, 1998, praising his remarks as poignant and thought-provoking. The letter also mentions the enclosure of an autographed picture taken at the ceremony and conveys Freeh's honor in being Wiesel's friend and benefiting from his counsel. It concludes with wishes for Wiesel and his family's continued health, happiness, and peace.

A letter from the Palace of Monaco, dated May 11, 2006, thanks Mr. Elie Wiesel for accepting to preside over the jury of a special prize to be presented at the inaugural Monaco Media Forum (October 19-21, 2006). The letter highlights the forum's aim to gather media and communications leaders and venture capitalists, and its importance in drawing attention to freedom of expression and information, liberties still denied to a large part of the world's population. The author notes that the prize's description, focusing on "Innovative use of Media for the betterment of humanity," is still evolving and invites Mr. Wiesel's suggestions for nominees. The letter is signed by "Albert de Monaco," referring to Prince Albert II of Monaco.

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