In this video Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel reflects upon his life, work, and concerns for mankind's future. The celebrated author of Night reconstructed his life after surviving Auschwitz to write, teach, and campaign for human rights. As a journalist, prolific author, and human rights activist, Wiesel focuses on how human beings dehumanize others in order to kill with impunity, and reflects on the re-emergence of terrorism after 9/11.
In this video Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel reflects upon his life, work, and concerns for mankind's future. The celebrated author of Night reconstructed his life after surviving Auschwitz to write, teach, and campaign for human rights. As a journalist, prolific author, and human rights activist, Wiesel focuses on how human beings dehumanize others in order to kill with impunity, and reflects on the re-emergence of terrorism after 9/11.
General Note
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 21, 2011.
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Content Note
Words (1:54) -- Sighet, Romania (1:41) -- Music (1:47) -- The Trial of God (3:12) -- Wiesel's Father and the Holocaust (3:15) -- Auschwitz (0:58) -- Father as Wise Man (1:50) -- Response to Brutality (2:14) -- Where is God? (2:01) -- Survival of Faith (2:34) -- France and Intellectual Enrichment (2:40) -- Night (2:32) -- Trying to Recount Everything (1:29) -- Israel (3:45) -- Jerusalem (2:00) -- America (1:09) -- Oslo, Norway (3:24) -- Israel's Challenges (2:10) -- Israel and Palestine (4:01) -- Terrorists and Hatred (3:14) -- Return (2:07) -- Buried and Reburied Treasure (3:38) -- Sponsors & Credits: First Person Singular: Elie Wiesel (1:40).