Elie Wiesel honored by U.S.’ largest pro bono law firm

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 25, 2012

Germany started its long descent into brutality and murder when the Nazi regime began to corrupt the nation�s laws, Elie Wiesel told more than a thousand guests, predominantly lawyers, on April 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

March 21, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 21, 2012

Wiesel: Romney should speak out about proxy baptisms

JTA
Published on February 15, 2012

Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel said Mitt Romney should speak up about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' practice of posthumous baptisms. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Wiesel said that Romney, the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nod, should tell his church to �stop� performing posthumous proxy baptisms of Holocaust victims.

Bridge to empathy

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 25, 2012

If you like your satire dark, I mean jet black, you probably love the scene from episode four, season four of �Weeds,� in which Len Botwin, played by Albert Brooks, gives a history lesson to his young nephew Shane.

Wiesel, Kent among 5 appointees to Holocaust council

JTA
Published on October 31, 2011

Holocaust survivors Elie Wiesel and Roman Kent, and Rwanda genocide survivor Clemantine Wamariya are among the five appointees to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

Krista Tippett teeters with religion and politics

By Book Buzz
Published on October 22, 2008

Briefs: Obama condemns pastor’s politics, Merkel addresses Knesset

Published on March 20, 2008

News briefs.

Briefs: Livini says no talks with Hamas; GOP says 'shalom' to Karl Rove; Kosher slaughterhouse accused of lax Mad Cow precautions

Published on August 16, 2007

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Briefs: Now Olmert wants to talk; Hamas loots Arafat's abode; Syria invites Israelis in Golan to stay -- under Syria

Published on June 21, 2007

News briefs.

Briefs: Israel reviews Jerusalem dig; U.S. offers reward for Islamic Jihad leader

Published on February 15, 2007

Briefs

A privilege to share

By Susan Freudenheim
Published on February 8, 2007

"I do not think that the Holocaust can be forgotten," Elie Wiesel said. "It is the most recorded event in history. But I am afraid it will lose its uniqueness. I'm afraid it could be cheapened, diminished, trivialized."

Nation & World Briefs

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 19, 2006

World

Meant to Be

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 25, 2003

Earlier this year, two remarkable authors came to town and changed the way I thought about being Jewish.