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at The 92nd Street Y, New York. Supported by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
Oct 25, 2012
Affirming his love for the word “quest,” Professor Wiesel claims that it almost defines Jewish existence. Of all the quests, none is more noble nor urgent than the one for peace. As the words in the Kaddish prayer suggest, God partakes in the process and makes peace in high places. The phrase Gadol HaShalom, great is peace, recurs in the Talmud. On shabbat, we greet people with “shabbat shalom” and chant that the angels of peace come and then leave in peace. With the coming of the Messiah, there will be an eternal Sabbath and peace. Professor Wiesel compares the elusiveness of peace with man’s propensity to wage war. He proposes imaginative initiatives: the next nuclear summit should be held in Hiroshima. Professor Wiesel understands that in his role as witness, his pleas for memory are also pleas for peace. “To remember means to proclaim in the name of suffering the need to curtail suffering.” He concludes by reading from his book, A Beggar in Jerusalem, about the liberation of Jerusalem and the prayer that peace will come for everyone.
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