Wiesel

[wi-zel]

noun

1. Elie Eliezer, 1928–2016, U.S. author, born in Romania: Nobel Peace Prize 1986.

Wiesel

/ ˈviːzəl /

noun

1. Elie. born 1928, US human rights campaigner: noted esp for his documentaries of wartime atrocities against the Jews; Nobel peace prize (1986); honorary knighthood (2006)

Example Sentences

In the words of fellow survivor Elie Wiesel, Levi "died at Auschwitz 40 years later".

From BBC

Elie Wiesel later said in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the liberation, external that the Nazi crimes at Auschwitz "produced a mutation on a cosmic scale, affecting man's dreams and endeavours".

From BBC

Neutrality benefits the dictator, as Elie Wiesel said.

From Salon

He is the author of a recently published biography of Elie Wiesel.

From New York Times

He cites the observation by Elie Wiesel that “neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.”

From Los Angeles Times