Program for the Dedication of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center
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This is a letter dated October 17, 2007, from Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, to Professor Elie Wiesel. Pelosi expresses gratitude to Wiesel for his participation in the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, noting that his presence and remarks made the occasion memorable. She also thanks him for his ongoing work to combat intolerance and injustice worldwide.
This document is a two-day program (November 3-4, 2013) for a conference titled "Projet Colloque Elie WIESEL: 'De la France aux Etats-Unis: les stratégies du survivant'". The event was held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and focused on the work of Elie Wiesel. The program lists Cyril Aslanov and Michaël de Saint-Cheron as conference directors, and details the schedule of sessions, including chairs and speakers. Presentations cover various aspects of Wiesel's oeuvre, such as translation of "Un di velt hot geshvign" to "La Nuit", biblical and Hasidic celebration, his dialogue with Mauriac and Lustiger, the question of Christianizing the Holocaust, "Les juifs du silence", and the function of insanity in his novels. Contributors include academics from institutions like Bar Ilan, Trinity University, Paris 7 – D. Diderot, and Universität Basel.
Rebecca continues to encourage her sister-in-law Maria to visit Philadelphia, updates her on the social scene in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and informs her of the death of Ellen Etting Hays' premature baby. She also discusses the political upheaval in South Carolina.
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Rebecca writes to her sister-in-law Maria, discussing the newly published letters of John Randolph, a Virginian politican, and tells of the long romance between two of her acquaintances.