Letter from Elie Wiesel to Condoleezza Rice regarding postwar Iraq

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Elie Wiesel writes to President George W. Bush to express gratitude for his reappointment to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. He emphasizes the Council's vital mission, which aligns with his work since 1978, in confronting global dangers. Wiesel hopes to continue serving the President and the country effectively in this role. He also notes that over three years have passed since their last meeting to discuss Iraq and suggests another meeting to discuss the ongoing situation.

A letter dated December 2014 from Glenda Burkhart and Scott Pelley, Co-Chairs of the Overseers of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), to Professor Elie Wiesel. They express deep gratitude for his significant contributions as a member of the IRC's Overseers. The letter emphasizes that his commitment and generosity support the IRC's mission to aid uprooted families and lead humanitarian efforts in difficult situations. They thank him for his leadership and partnership during 2014 and extend holiday wishes to him and his family. The letter is on official IRC letterhead, which lists the organization's leadership, Board of Directors, and Members of the Overseers.

This letter, dated December 18, 2012, is from Martin Vidlak in Prague to Elie Wiesel. It conveys a posthumous message from the late President Vaclav Havel, expressing Havel's unfinished desire to nominate Yohei Sasakawa for the Nobel Peace Prize. The letter details Sasakawa's extensive humanitarian efforts, particularly his tireless work to eliminate leprosy not only as a medical issue but also as a human rights issue, which led to a UN General Assembly resolution in 2010. It highlights Sasakawa's broader humanitarian activism, including work on hunger in Africa, healthcare in developing countries, and assistance for marginalized and internally displaced ethnic minority people in Myanmar. The letter also mentions Sasakawa's role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the Welfare of National Races in Myanmar and his co-founding of Forum 2000 with Havel and Wiesel in 1996. Vidlak requests Wiesel's support for Sasakawa's nomination to fulfill President Havel's wish.

This multi-page list, dated May 15, 1991, provides an inventory of archival materials by or related to Elie Wiesel. It details various documents such as memorial messages, book blurbs, articles, original French manuscripts, speeches, reviews, and interview transcripts, frequently noting Wiesel's handwritten corrections and publication venues like Radio-France, New York Times, Boston University, and Liberation. The content covers a broad spectrum of topics including literary works, political commentary on figures like President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev, historical events related to the Holocaust, Anne Frank, Nuremberg Code, and the Barbie Trial, as well as religious and philosophical discussions. The list specifies dates for individual entries, including his Nobel Prize acceptance lectures in Oslo and an address in the Reichstag in Berlin. Many entries highlight that the original document or its translation contains Wiesel's handwritten edits or that they are original French contributions.