Note of Gratitude for Support to Victims of Injustice in Russia

This is a letter dated October 9, 2002, from Laura Bush to Professor and Mrs. Elie Wiesel. In the letter, Laura Bush expresses her gratitude for being invited to and participating in the Elie Wiesel Foundation dinner. She mentions her pleasure in spending time with them and meeting their son. Bush commends their work through the Foundation for Humanity, describing it as profoundly important and instructive. She also expresses deep gratitude for being honored with a Humanitarian award and for the connection it provides to them.

This document is a program and invitation for the John Jay Justice Award Ceremony, honoring Elie Wiesel, the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The event was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater within the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The document includes a biography of Elie Wiesel, detailing his experiences during the Holocaust, his literary works (such as "Night"), his advocacy for human rights (including Soviet Jews, Miskito Indians, Desaparecidos, Cambodian refugees, victims of famine and genocide in Africa, and victims of war in former Yugoslavia), and his academic career. It also mentions his numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal. The program lists the Board of Trustees for the John Jay College Foundation, Inc. and provides details for an RSVP for both the award ceremony and a private dinner with Elie Wiesel. The John Jay Medal for Justice, established in 2008, is awarded to individuals and organizations dedicated to justice.

This document outlines the program for the International Day of Peace Student Observance held on September 17, 2010, at the United Nations in New York, focusing on "Youth, Peace and Development." Organized by the UN Department of Public Information in association with Pathways to Peace, United Religions Initiative, and World Peace Prayer Society, the event included a pre-conference program with musical performances by a Japanese youth choir and a Peace Bell ceremony. The main conference featured introductory remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General Kiyotaka Akasaka and a welcome address by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Special guests included UN Messengers of Peace Jane Goodall, Elie Wiesel, and Midori, and UN Goodwill Ambassadors Yuna Kim, Goedele Liekens, Anggun, and Catarina Furtado. Students from various locations, including UN peacekeeping missions in Sudan and Liberia, participated via videoconference, presenting on topics like "Voices for Faith in Conflict" and the African Union Initiative's "2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa." The program also included a flag ceremony, a minute of silence, and a closing performance. It lists numerous participating schools and organizations involved in peace and development initiatives, and details the eight Millennium Development Goals and the objectives of the International Year of Youth (2010).

This document is a letter from Traian Băsescu, the President of Romania, addressed to Professor Elie Wiesel. Dated September 2008 from Bucharest, the letter congratulates Wiesel on his 80th birthday. President Băsescu expresses profound appreciation for Wiesel's dedication to humanitarian values, his courage in combating intolerance and hatred globally, and his impactful work as President of the Commission for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania, which has brought numerous benefits to Romania. The letter also extends warm wishes for the autumn holidays, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, to Wiesel and his community, concluding with sincere thanks for his lifelong efforts and wishes for continued health and success.

This email from Elena Vlasenko, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty in Moscow, to Leslie Meyers, discusses the political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Vlasenko mentions a previous interview with Professor Elie Wiesel about Khodorkovsky and informs Meyers about an upcoming charity concert in Strasbourg dedicated to Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, where Professor Wiesel is scheduled to speak. Vlasenko expresses interest in conducting a short telephone interview with Professor Wiesel regarding Khodorkovsky and ways to support him, asking Meyers to facilitate if possible.