Letter from A. M. Rosenthal to Elie Wiesel regarding Moscow conference

This is a letter from Margrit Wettstein, Senior Curator and Head of Collections at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, to Professor Elie Wiesel. Dated August 9th, 2013, the letter informs Professor Wiesel about an upcoming travelling exhibition titled "The Nobel Prize - Ideas changing the world," which will open in Sao Paulo in November 2013 and Rio de Janeiro in March 2014. The exhibition aims to highlight Alfred Nobel, the history of the Nobel Prize, and laureates who have contributed to making the world a better place. The museum specifically wishes to highlight Professor Wiesel, Médecins Sans Frontières, The International Committee of the Red Cross, and International Campaign to Ban Landmines in the Peace category. The main purpose of the letter is to inquire if Professor Wiesel would be willing to donate an object related to his work or Nobel Prize to the Nobel Museum's collections for display in this travelling exhibition. Ms. Wettstein also mentions that she will be in New York and Boston in early September and would be honored to meet Professor Wiesel in person.

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