Letter of Recommendation for Eli Pfefferkorn by Elie Wiesel

This is a thank you letter dated October 7, 2008, from Marion and Elie Wiesel of The Elie Wiesel Foundation For Humanity to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Wiesels express their gratitude to Senator Clinton for her "beautiful words" shared via video at Elie Wiesel's 80th birthday celebration, held at the 92nd Street Y. They praise her mix of "deep feeling and humor" and thank her for her kindness.

This letter, dated June 6, 1985, from Eli Pfefferkorn of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, is addressed to Mr. Racmiel Peltz. Pfefferkorn responds on behalf of Professor Elie Wiesel, conveying appreciation for Peltz's interest in Yiddish language and culture. The letter also addresses Peltz's query regarding Sari Palta and the Wiesel families, clarifying that there is no relation to Professor Wiesel, despite the existence of other unrelated extended families named Wiesel.

Elie Wiesel writes a letter of recommendation for Dr. Eli Pfefferkorn for a faculty position in Holocaust Studies at the Ohio State University/Mansfield Campus. Wiesel highlights Pfefferkorn's twenty years of experience, strong teaching abilities, and profound understanding of the Holocaust as a concentration camp survivor and scholar. He praises Pfefferkorn's academic contributions, including his dissertation which earned him membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Wiesel also details Pfefferkorn's significant role as his close associate when Wiesel was Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, where Pfefferkorn helped formulate the museum's conceptual design and directed research and educational activities. Wiesel concludes by wholeheartedly recommending Dr. Eli Pfefferkorn.

A letter dated May 27, 1979, discussing a recent symposium, likely on the Holocaust. The author expresses disappointment with the symposium's lack of a clear vision but praises two lectures, one by Struchlitz and another by Shlomo Barzinitz, along with his own lecture on 'Memory and Imagination,' which was cut short. The author reveals that he wrote an article about the symposium for 'Haaretz' but withheld it out of respect for Struchlitz. He also mentions his involvement in the 'Program Committee for Holocaust Studies,' his efforts to introduce literary works into the curriculum, and his upcoming work to translate 'Plea for the Survivors.' He also discusses the importance of collecting Holocaust testimonies and literary works, mentioning his visits to archives like Yad Vashem and Ghetto Fighters' House, and anticipates a trip to Poland.

This document is an event program for "Elie Wiesel: 'To Life!' A Celebration of 180 Jewish Lectures at 92Y," held on Thursday, November 20, 2014. It commemorates Elie Wiesel's 47-year association with 92Y and his profound impact through lectures on civil dialogue, education, arts, and Jewish values. The program includes an appreciation of Wiesel's life and work, detailing his biography, including his birth in Sighet, Transylvania, his experience in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, his acclaimed memoir "Night," and his roles as chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, as well as his numerous awards, such as the Nobel Peace Prize. The event features musical performances by the Young People's Chorus of New York City and the Zukerman Trio, and speeches by Gary Rosenblatt, Joe Lieberman, Jeff Greenfield, and Eric Kandel. Brief biographies of the speakers and performers are provided, alongside a comprehensive list of 92Y's Board of Directors, honorary directors, and various individual and organizational donors and funders.