Letter proposing a collection of critical essays on Elie Wiesel's fiction

This is a letter dated March 22, 2010, from the NEH Office of Communications to Professor Elie and Mrs. Marion Wiesel. The letter expresses appreciation for their attendance and participation in the February event where they received the 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities Medal at the White House. The authors thank the Wiesels for making the event memorable and state that an enclosed photo CD and a copy of Humanities magazine are being sent as mementos for them, their family, and friends. The letter is signed by Judy Havemann (Director), Lucy Cutrona, Meredith Hindley, and Christopher Flynn.

This press release from The Eisenhower World Affairs Institute and Gettysburg College announces that Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel will be awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Prize on May 20, 1997, at the Washington Hilton and Towers. The award recognizes Wiesel's significant contributions to human rights and leadership, reflecting President Eisenhower's legacy. Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, highlights Eisenhower's visit to Buchenwald in 1945 as a pivotal moment for memory and strategic planning. General Colin Powell is slated to pay tribute to the liberators of death camps at the event. The document also details Wiesel's other accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the establishment of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, emphasizing his commitment to human rights and ethical discourse. Background information on the prize, the Institute, and Gettysburg College's historical ties to Eisenhower is also provided.

This document announces the establishment of the Elie Wiesel Prize for Written Contribution to Jewish Culture by the National Library of Israel. The prize aims to recognize authors whose work profoundly expresses the richness, complexity, and diversity of Jewish culture, offers new interpretations of Jewish identity, or contributes to the global discourse on contemporary Jewish identity. The award honors Elie Wiesel's legacy as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, philosopher, intellectual, author, journalist, and Holocaust survivor dedicated to remembrance, the spiritual world of victims, and preventing genocide. It also acknowledges his efforts in promoting disadvantaged populations in Israel. The prize, the first of its kind in the Jewish world, will be awarded every two years in a formal ceremony at the National Library of Israel. Submissions can be in prose, poetry, essays, drama, or journalism, published in Hebrew or any other language, and must have public resonance while expanding the boundaries of the subject. Both Jewish and non-Jewish candidates are eligible, provided their work relates to Jewish identity or existence. An international panel of prominent scholars and authors will judge the submissions. The winning author will receive $100,000. A $10 million endowment will be raised to perpetually fund the prize. A joint administration, including representatives of Elie Wiesel and the National Library, will oversee the prize's management, with detailed regulations to be published upon approval.

This document is a fax transmission containing a letter from Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the Democratic Coalition, to Elie Wiesel, dated June 19, 2012. Gyurcsány expresses profound sadness regarding Wiesel's decision to return the Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, an award he received in 2004 from the late President Ferenc Mádl. Gyurcsány agrees with Wiesel's reasons for returning the award, acknowledging that while Hungary and its people are not inherently Nazi or antisemitic, antisemitic and Nazi elements exist, and the country has failed to confront its responsibility for the Holocaust. He criticizes the government's perceived encouragement of the Miklós Horthy cult, the participation of László Kövér and Géza Szőcs in a commemorative ceremony for the antisemitic writer József Nyirő, and the education ministry's inclusion of Nazi and Arrow Cross authors in school curricula. Gyurcsány labels these actions as a cynical attempt by the current government to regain public support by appealing to the far-right. He concludes by expressing hope that Wiesel will re-accept his award from a future democratic Hungarian government that stands uncompromisingly against extremism.

This document contains the transcript of a speech delivered by former President Bill Clinton at the 2010 Prix Galien USA Awards Dinner in New York, New York, on September 28, 2010. Clinton expresses gratitude for his role as UN Special Envoy for Haiti and acknowledges the success of the Millennium Development Goals. He pays tribute to Elie Wiesel's advocacy, particularly regarding the Holocaust Museum's opening, and discusses the under-recognized fact that Muslims were among the victims of 9/11. Clinton highlights the partnership with Philippe Douste-Blazy on the airline tax, which funds UNITAID, an initiative that has significantly improved access to AIDS and tuberculosis treatment, especially for children, by lowering drug costs and increasing volume. He describes his Foundation's close collaboration with UNITAID and emphasizes the importance of global access to affordable healthcare systems and medicines, citing Pfizer's contribution as an example of successful partnerships aimed at saving lives.