Letter from Ronald Reagan to Elie Wiesel regarding Holocaust commemoration and appreciation for his biography

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Letter from Ronald Reagan to Elie Wiesel regarding Holocaust commemoration and appreciation for his biography

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May 15, 1981

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A letter from President Ronald Reagan to Elie Wiesel, dated May 15, 1981. Reagan expresses pleasure at meeting Mr. and Mrs. Wiesel and other members of the American Jewish Community at the White House. He highlights the significance of the annual "Days of Remembrance" as a national reminder of the Nazi Holocaust. Reagan thanks Mr. Wiesel for the thoughtful gift of an inscribed copy of his biography, "A Jew Today," and concludes with warm best wishes to the Wiesels and their associates on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

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Washington, DC., USA
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Washington, DC., USA
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