Letter from Christian de Duve to Elie Wiesel regarding Nobel Prize Laureates Conference

This document comprises two distinct items. The first page provides descriptive metadata for a gelatin silver print titled "East River Panorama" by American photographer Samuel H. Gottscho, created around 1930. It notes the artwork's acquisition by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1970 through the Florance Waterbury Bequest, and details copyright and printing information. The second page is a handwritten thank-you letter from Brandon Tracey to Professor Wiesel. Tracey expresses deep gratitude for Professor Wiesel's lecture to Chapman University Presidential Scholar seniors, highlighting the wisdom and insightful responses that left a significant impact.

This document, appearing to be a proposal or an internal note from Elie Wiesel to Jean-David Levitte, outlines an "International Nobel Prize Colloquium: Whither the 21st Century." The proposed event, tentatively scheduled for May-June 2010, aims to gather approximately fifty Nobel laureates and other influential personalities. The program is designed for two or three days, featuring four commissions dedicated to politics & economy, history & crises, power & ethics, and media & human rights. It also includes two daily plenary sessions and evening concerts with distinguished musicians. The document states that invitations would be extended by the President of the Republic and Elie Wiesel himself, reminiscent of a similar event in 1988. The colloquium is planned to conclude with the publication of a manifesto addressing major challenges facing the current generation. A handwritten note at the bottom, likely from Elie Wiesel, asks "My dear Jean-David... what do we do with it?" or "what do we make of it?".

This document is a letter dated February 20, 2012, from Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, to Elie and Marion Wiesel. In the letter, President Sarkozy expresses his profound gratitude for their letter of encouragement during what he describes as a decisive period for France. He conveys his long-standing admiration for both of them, highlighting their personalities, influence, and message as sources of universal respect, which makes their letter particularly meaningful to him.

This is a letter dated February 22, 1992, from Vytautas Landsbergis, President of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania, to Professor Elie Wiesel and The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Landsbergis expresses gratitude for a letter and a gift that evoked "many wonderful memories." He specifically thanks Wiesel for "Oslo remembrances" and expresses hope that a meeting between them will take place soon.

This is a letter dated March 22, 2010, from the NEH Office of Communications to Professor Elie and Mrs. Marion Wiesel. The letter expresses appreciation for their attendance and participation in the February event where they received the 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities Medal at the White House. The authors thank the Wiesels for making the event memorable and state that an enclosed photo CD and a copy of Humanities magazine are being sent as mementos for them, their family, and friends. The letter is signed by Judy Havemann (Director), Lucy Cutrona, Meredith Hindley, and Christopher Flynn.