Thank you letter from Marion and Elie Wiesel to Eric Kandel for Elie's 80th birthday celebration

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Thank you letter from Marion and Elie Wiesel to Eric Kandel for Elie's 80th birthday celebration

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October 7, 2008

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Wiesel, Marion
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Wiesel, Elie
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Kandel, Eric

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This is a thank you letter from Marion and Elie Wiesel to Mr. Eric Kandel, dated October 7, 2008. The Wiesels express their gratitude for Kandel's "beautiful words" at Elie Wiesel's 80th birthday celebration, which took place at the 92nd Street Y. They acknowledge Kandel's mix of deep feeling and humor, and thank him for his kindness and friendship. The letter is signed by Marion and Elie Wiesel and sent from The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity in New York.

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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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