Letter from President George W. Bush to Elie Wiesel regarding the Days of Remembrance ceremony

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 document is a program for the 2014 John Jay Justice Awards, held on May 6, 2014. The event honors Elie Wiesel for his profound dedication to justice and human rights, a commitment deeply rooted in his experiences as a Holocaust survivor. The program features a welcome message from Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College, alongside a detailed biography of Wiesel, highlighting his literary works, academic career, and human rights advocacy. It also explains the significance of the John Jay Medal for Justice. The program outlines the ceremony's schedule, including performances and presentations by notable figures such as Stephen G. Breyer, Sir Patrick Stewart, James Earl Jones, Simon Estes, Gil Shaham, Akira Eguchi, Anthony McGill, and Jessye Norman. Biographical sketches of these presenters and participants are provided. The document concludes with acknowledgments to key contributors, including Anne Beane Rudman for underwriting the event and Caroline Stoessinger for producing the program, and lists the members of the John Jay College Foundation Board of Trustees.

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.

This document is an invitation from Krzysztof W. Kasprzyk, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York, for a special event co-hosted with the Georgetown University Alumni Association on April 16, 2009. The event aims to commemorate Jan Karski, a Polish World War II hero and Georgetown professor, known for being the first to inform Allied leaders about the Holocaust. The commemoration includes the official designation of the Madison Avenue and 37 E Street intersection as 'Jan Karski Corner' and a panel discussion titled 'Georgetown Professor Jan Karski: Giving Voice to the Holocaust.' The invitation highlights Karski's role as an underground courier who witnessed the genocide of Jews and informed W. Churchill and F.D. Roosevelt in 1942. It anticipates the presence of Polish government dignitaries, Georgetown alumni, and 'Righteous Among the Nations' from Poland.

This letter, dated April 2, 2008, from William Jefferson Clinton to Elie Wiesel, congratulates Wiesel on his honorary degree and upcoming President's Lecture at the City College of New York. Clinton reflects on Wiesel's life work, drawing parallels with the Jewish concept of 'dayenu' and emphasizing Wiesel's contributions beyond surviving the Holocaust and writing 'Night,' specifically highlighting his dedication to human rights through the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Clinton expresses appreciation for Wiesel's chosen lecture topic, "Confronting Fanaticism: Building Moral Unity in a Diverse Society," and shares his own belief in shared values and the importance of recognizing the worth of every individual in building a global society.