Letter from Václav Havel to Marion and Elie Wiesel

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Letter from Václav Havel to Marion and Elie Wiesel

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February 15, 2006

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Havel, Václav
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Wiesel, Marion
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Wiesel, Elie

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Václav Havel writes to Marion and Elie Wiesel on February 15, 2006, from Prague. He reminisces about their past collaborations, beginning with the Wiesels' "Hope for Hope" conference in Japan in 1996, which inspired the first Forum 2000 conference in Prague in 1997. He recalls the successful series of Forum 2000 conferences that followed, highlighting the 2001 conference held shortly after the 9/11 attacks, where Elie Wiesel spoke about the "globalization of evil". Havel then cordially invites both Marion and Elie to the 10th Anniversary Forum 2000 Conference, themed "Dilemmas of Global Co-Existence," to be held in Prague on October 8th and 9th, 2006, which coincides with his 70th birthday. He emphasizes the importance of their continued dialogue on pressing global issues and expresses his belief that their wisdom will enrich the conference.

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Prague, Czech Republic
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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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EWG_1374_01_002-002
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