Elie Wiesel, South African writer and activist, known for american writer and activist, died on 2016-07-02. Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust.
Elie Wiesel dies
Elie Wiesel, South African writer and activist, known for american writer and activist, died on 2016-07-02.
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Elie Wiesel is American writer and activist.
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Lithuania adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the Litas and becoming the 19th member of the Eurozone
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- Elie Wiesel, South African writer and activist, known for american writer and activist, died on 2016-07-02. Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust.
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