The Elie Wiesel Living Archive

at The 92nd Street Y, New York. Supported by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

An Evening of Questions with Elie Wiesel

Every book a melody; the key is memory; raising the consiousness of our tragedy

Apr 22, 1999

In a special session, broadcast live over the internet, Rabbi David Woznica, director of the Y’s Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, asks Professor Wiesel questions submitted by members of the audience present and on line. The questions divide into four categories, concerning contemporary tragedies (Kosovo and Colorado), personal opinions and beliefs (God, Jonathan Pollard, the Jewish people, Christians), the Holocaust (survival, hatred, lawsuits, anti-Holocaust rhetoric) and Professor Wiesel’s writing (his Nobel Prize and literary themes.) Professor Wiesel teaches us that every book is a melody, his principal theme has been memory and that he has helped raise the consciousness of our tragedy.

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1) Introduction
2) Why is This Night's Program Different?
3) Delving into Questions
4) Brutality in Kosovo
5) Was the Holocaust Unique?
6) Shooting in Colorado
7) Does God Dialogue with Jews?
8) Jonathan Pollard
9) Personal Relationships with God and Personal Faith
10) Were Jews the Chosen People?
11) From Survivor to the Nobel Prize?
12) How Did the Holocaust Experience Affect The View of People?
13) Is There an Problem with Buying German-made Products?
14) Holocaust Lawsuits
15) Should We Restrict anti-Holocaust Rhetoric?
16) Writing of Wanderers and Madmen
17) Memory: A Key Theme
18) Inventing Hope and Clinging To It
19) Pride and Joy
20) Who is Worthy of Admiration?
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