Letter from Michael Zank to Elie Wiesel regarding a reception and fundraising

This document is an invitation from the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York, in cooperation with the Georgetown University Alumni Association. It invites recipients to the official designation of "Jan Karski Corner" at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 37th Street, followed by a panel discussion titled "Georgetown Professor Jan Karski: Giving Voice to the Holocaust." The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2009, at 2:30 PM, and will take place in front of the Consulate's residence at 233 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. The invitation includes RSVP details. The first page features a photograph of Jan Karski and highlights his role as a "Legendary Polish Underground Courier in WWII," "The First to tell the Allies about the Holocaust," and a "Hero of the Polish and Jewish People," also recognized as "A Righteous Among the Nations."

This document is a greeting card containing a personal letter. The front features an image of autumnal leaves with the text "Each day is a gift of hope." Inside, a handwritten message dated September 2014 from Hanka Kornfeld-Marder and family extends best wishes to Professor Elie Wiesel, Mrs. Wiesel, and their family. The back page identifies the artwork as "Leaves of Rebirth," an oil on canvas painting from 1985 by Holocaust survivor Hanka Kornfeld-Marder, with copyright to Lapis Lazuli Jewelry Distributors, Inc. The card serves as a personal communication, connecting two prominent figures related to Holocaust remembrance, and features an artwork conveying themes of rebirth and hope.

An email from Alireza Jafarzadeh to Adrienne Mansard, dated September 12, 2013, requests that Professor Elie Wiesel provide a statement or paragraph condemning the "massacre in Camp Ashraf." The sender indicates that a package containing information and pictures about the massacre has been attached to the email. Jafarzadeh emphasizes the importance of Professor Wiesel's symbolic representation in alleviating the suffering of the victims' families and bringing an end to the cruelty. A handwritten annotation on the document asks, "Asking for statement... yes/regrets?".

This multi-page program details an event featuring Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, who delivered a keynote address titled "Against Indifference" at Memorial Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill on October 10, 2010. The document includes a biography of Wiesel, highlighting his extensive work as an author, teacher, and human rights advocate, particularly his experiences during the Holocaust and his acclaimed book "Night." It lists program speakers, including Ari Gauss, Deena Fulton, Alyssa Schwartz, Ben Elkind, Shruti Shah, Dr. Bruce Carney, and Eli Evans, leading up to Wiesel's keynote. The program is part of a broader "Against Indifference" campaign sponsored by UNC Hillel and student partners from across campus, aiming to foster deeper dialogue and combat indifference. It also promotes related initiatives like the "Big Question Series- Exploring Indifference," the Safe Zone training program, the HAVEN program for sexual assault survivors, and the One Act training program for preventing interpersonal violence. The document concludes with acknowledgments to numerous sponsors and a call for audience engagement via a "Post-It Note Challenge."

This letter, dated July 11, 1997, is from Renee F. Spitz, Executive Assistant in Elie Wiesel's office at Boston University, to Jane L. Kratovil at The Eisenhower World Affairs Institute. The letter provides requested information, stating that Mr. Wiesel and Rabbi Menashe Klein, head of the Yeshiva Beit Shearim, were together in Auschwitz and Buchenwald and were liberated by the American army. It also notes that the honorarium Mr. Wiesel received from the Eisenhower Institute is designated for the building of a house of study in Jerusalem, named after Mr. Wiesel's late father.