Letter from Laura Bush to Elie Wiesel concerning child protection and an invitation

This document is an invitation from The President and Mrs. Bush for a Hanukkah Reception. The event was scheduled to be held at The White House on Monday, December 15, 2008, at six o'clock, East Entrance. The invitation requests guests to RSVP to The Social Secretary at The White House and to provide their date of birth and social security number. A contact phone number is also provided. The invitation features artwork by Bagram Ibatoulline, depicting the White House in winter with a horse-drawn cart delivering a Christmas tree. Handwritten notes on the document include 'Regrets 12/10/08' and '1/25/108'.

This letter from Brady Forseth, Executive Director of the Starkey Hearing Foundation, invites Mr. and Mrs. Elie Weisel to the 15th annual So the World May Hear Awards Gala on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota. The letter highlights the gala's purpose of celebrating the spirit of giving and honoring humanitarians, as well as raising funds to provide hearing aids globally. It mentions previous honorees like President Bill Clinton and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and a list of past performers. The document also reports on the success of the 2014 gala, which raised over $8.7 million and supported providing more than 175,000 hearing aids. The letter concludes by emphasizing the collective effort to make a better world and offers travel accommodations for attendees.

A formal letter from Stan Polovets, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Genesis Prize Foundation, to Elie and Marion Wiesel, dated January 20, 2015. The letter thanks the Wiesels for attending an event where Michael R. Bloomberg passed the torch to Michael Douglas, the 2015 Genesis Prize Laureate. It highlights Michael Douglas's intention to use the $1 million prize to promote inclusiveness in the Jewish world. The letter concludes by inviting the Wiesels to the award ceremony in Jerusalem on June 18th, where Natan Sharansky and the Prime Minister of Israel will present the prize to Michael Douglas. The letterhead also lists the Board of Directors, Prize Committee, Selection Committee, and Advisory Board members of the Genesis Prize Foundation.

This document is a program for an event held at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service on May 1, 2002, featuring Professor Elie Wiesel. The program includes an "Order of Exercise" outlining the welcome, introduction, address by Elie Wiesel, and closing remarks. It provides a detailed biography of Elie Wiesel, highlighting his work as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Holocaust survivor, author, teacher, and advocate for human rights and peace. It mentions his various academic positions, awards, and literary works such as "Night." The program also features a section on the Thomas J. Ernst Family, who sponsored Professor Wiesel's visit, detailing their philanthropic activities and biographical information for Thomas J. Ernst, Joanna Valgenti Ernst, Joseph Ernst, and Benjamin Ernst, emphasizing their backgrounds and contributions, particularly in areas of civil rights, education, and humanitarian efforts. The document also includes text from an older honorary degree conferral by Georgetown University to Elie Wiesel.

This letter, dated January 2, 2005, is from Colin L. Powell to Elie Wiesel. Powell describes his deep involvement with the Colin Powell Center at his alma mater, The City College of New York (CCNY), since stepping down as Secretary of State. He explains that the Center's mission is to prepare the next generation of American leaders by connecting politics and policymaking with research and education, focusing on real-life experiences and student development. Powell shares a personal anecdote about his first visit to the Center, where he met 'Powell Fellows' (immigrant students), recalling his own youth. He then extends an invitation to Wiesel to join the Center's Advisory Council, emphasizing the importance of their collaboration in this project.