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Survivor, storyteller, celebrity, sage: Elie Wiesel at 85

Jonah Lowenfeld September 24, 2013

When talking about Elie Wiesel, who turns 85 on Sept. 30, it is far too easy to fall into a list of superlatives. As a child who survived Auschwitz and other concentration camps, Wiesel witnessed more death and more horrors than most human beings ever will. A onetime journalist who wrote for Hebrew- and Yiddish-language newspapers, starting in the 1950s, Wiesel has gone on to publish more books than most writers ever do, including “Night,” which has become the second-most widely read work of Holocaust literature in the world.

Books: ‘Primo Levi’s Journey’ traces the path of a survivor

Tom Tugend November 2, 2007

In 2005, Italian filmmaker Davide Ferrario decided to mark the 60th anniversary of Primo Levi\’s liberation by retracing the route of the writer\’s journey in January 1945, from Auschwitz to his hometown of Turin, with a camera crew. The result is Ferrario\’s documentary \”Primo Levi\’s Journey\”. Intercutting footage from the 2005 journey with Levi\’s earlier observations on the same places, the film is disorienting in the beginning. Only gradually does it become clear that Ferrario is contrasting how much — and how little — has changed in the 60-year interval.\n

Books: Ruth’s Garden of Secrets

Gaby Friedman February 1, 2007

Etzioni-Halevy has focused her attention on reworking popular biblical stories, making the characters, particularly women, more alive and personable for modern readers.

Jehovah’s Witness Recalls Nazi Capture

David Finnigan October 28, 2004

A 99-year-old Jehovah\’s Witness who survived Nazi persecution has been touring the United States and giving people a face to put on the usually obscure story of the estimated 2,000 Jehovah\’s Witnesses killed in the Holocaust.

The Holocaust and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Scott Benarde April 4, 2002

One of the first things Gene Simmons reveals in his new autobiography, "Kiss and Make-Up," is that he is the child of a Holocaust survivor.

Page Dies

Tom Tugend March 15, 2001

Leopold Page, a Holocaust survivor who was the catalyst for both the movie \”Schindler\’s List\” and the book on which it was based, died March 9 at the age of 87.

Illusions at the L.A. Times

Jewish Journal January 13, 2000

Last Friday the Los Angeles Times published a Column One story on its front page with the headline: Danger in Denying Holocaust?

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