Legion of Honor Grand Officer Certificate for Elie Wiesel

This document is an invitation from The President and Mrs. Obama requesting the pleasure of the recipient's company at a Hanukkah Reception. The event is scheduled to be held at The White House on Thursday, December 13, 2012, at five-thirty o'clock, with entry via the Southeast Entrance. The invitation features the Seal of the President of the United States and a menorah graphic.

Elie Wiesel writes a letter to Mr. Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, expressing his regret at Gyari's departure from his position at the Office of the Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Wiesel acknowledges and praises Gyari's work for Tibet and its spiritual leader, assuring him that his contributions will not be forgotten. The letter concludes with Wiesel extending his prayers and good wishes for Gyari's future endeavors. The letter is dated May 29, 2012, and sent from Boston University.

This document is a memo from the Office of Marion Wiesel to Mr. Steve Wigler, dated June 17, 2003. It states that, per request, it encloses Professor Elie Wiesel's recent comments on Evgeny Kissin. The attached text, authored by Elie Wiesel, expresses his profound feeling that Evgeny Kissin is the greatest pianist of his generation. Wiesel notes that when Kissin plays, his listeners and even "Creation itself" join in the song. A handwritten note confirms the document was mailed to the recipient's address in Baltimore, MD.

This is a letter dated October 9, 2002, from Laura Bush to Professor and Mrs. Elie Wiesel. In the letter, Laura Bush expresses her gratitude for being invited to and participating in the Elie Wiesel Foundation dinner. She mentions her pleasure in spending time with them and meeting their son. Bush commends their work through the Foundation for Humanity, describing it as profoundly important and instructive. She also expresses deep gratitude for being honored with a Humanitarian award and for the connection it provides to them.

This document is a fax from 'Cate' to 'Professor Wiesel' (Elie Wiesel) dated April 22, 2004, concerning updates to his Curriculum Vitae (CV). The fax includes a typed memo outlining proposed additions and removals to his CV, based on changes made to his 'Who's Who biography.' The sender, 'Cate,' states that a copy of the new CV will be included in 'today's envelope' and requests a double-check before final alterations. A handwritten note, also by 'Cate,' addresses 'Rachel' with similar information, indicating she is also part of the communication or process. Another handwritten note simply says 'OIC?'. The list of additions includes various awards (e.g., Prix du Souvenir, Metcalf Cup and Prize, Golda Meir Senior Humanitarian Award, Beth Hatefutsoth Honorary Fellow, Elie Wiesel Distinguished Service Award, Eisenhower Leadership Prize) and academic affiliations/degrees (e.g., The Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at BU, honorary doctorates from Old Dominion and Elon Universities, membership in The Maimonides Foundation). Items removed from the CV include past professorships and board memberships with institutions such as Florida International University, Museum of Jewish Heritage, Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry, and Tel-Aviv University's Board of Governors.