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Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor And Nobel Laureate, Dead At 87

Jul 02, 2016 19:23

July 2 - Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long voice of millions of Holocaust victims, has died, Israel’s Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem said on Saturday ( Read more... )

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dafuqgetoffmeho July 3 2016, 01:28:54 UTC

RIP. It's weird to think that pretty soon there will be no survivors living. Everyone who can share their first-hand experiences from the holocaust will be gone.

tabaqui July 3 2016, 02:55:04 UTC

Indeed. The Holocaust, the war itself - they're almost all gone, and I feel like that will be a very bad thing.

sugartitty July 3 2016, 10:58:34 UTC

Mte.

d1gitalnative July 3 2016, 02:59:51 UTC

Night was probably the most depressing book I've ever read. It made me so cynical about humanity as a whole because of how terrible people treat one another. I can hardly imagine going through what he experienced.

Anyway RIP, he lived a truly inspiring life.

koushiba July 3 2016, 03:43:02 UTC

His quote, "We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." resonates with me a lot.