Colleagues

When I think of Elie Wiesel, I remember while in his presence experiencing a sense of grace and compassion that seemed to flow from his very being. His quiet humility, deep wisdom and courage to speak the truth about the pain and suffering in our…

This is so heartwarming. So many students, and those of us who had the grand opportunity to hear him in person, learned so much from him. He was a scholar, an author, a teacher and a perceptive human being. His influence through his words will…

For many years, the soft but powerful voice of Dr. Wiesel called out to us. He inspired my teaching, lectures and hope for humanity. Elie Wiesel introduced me to the difference between mere tolerance and true empathy, understanding, and responsibility. Most of all, Dr. Wiesel…

For 23 years, it was my privilege and joy to introduce Elie Wiesel each spring to the College’s entering class in Fox Hall. Over the years, it became a source of secret amusement to the two of us because I would invariably describe him as…

Making the World More Human I’ll never forget this moment. There I was, sitting in a small, book-lined office on the campus of a school I had never heard of just four months before. Seated next to me was the greatest moral voice of our…

Moments of Grace: Remembering Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel told me that he believed every moment is a moment of grace. Surely, every moment I spent with him was filled with grace, and every hour was an offering. We have been transformed by his life, writings…

Elie Wiesel was all these things the famous folks are saying. But I remember how he would be careful to schedule in meetings with students (or his fellow teachers) around his meetings with the President or some prime minister! (I could hear the appointments being…

I know you mourn the passing of Elie Wiesel as much as I mourned the death of Nelle Harper Lee. But in the death of those who have given all they had to give on behalf of justice, righteousness, love, reconciliation and peace, eternity is enriched;…

From the Holocaust to Darfur: If We Had Only Learned Our Lesson Elie Wiesel was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Humanities in the winter months at Eckerd College for 24 years, and my wife and I were honored to become friends with Elie and his…