Thank You Letter from Marion and Elie Wiesel to Hillary Rodham Clinton for Elie's 80th Birthday

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Thank You Letter from Marion and Elie Wiesel to Hillary Rodham Clinton for Elie's 80th Birthday

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October 7, 2008

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Clinton, Hillary Rodham

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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.

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

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