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Elie Wiesel on Palestine, trauma and suffering

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Elie Wiesel on Palestine, trauma and suffering American Masters

Premiered January 27, 2026
Elie Wiesel on Palestine, trauma and suffering

Elie Wiesel vowed to always speak up whenever people were enduring suffering and humiliation.

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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire.
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Behind the Scenes of Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
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Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [ASL]

Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
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Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Elie Wiesel vowed to always speak up whenever people were enduring suffering and humiliation.
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Elie Wiesel on Palestine, trauma and suffering

In "Night," Elie Wiesel recounts a memory of witnessing three victims being hung.
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Elie Wiesel recounts the horrors of the Holocaust in "Night"

Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
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Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Elie Wiesel reunited with his sister in France.
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How Elie Wiesel was reunited with his sister

Before meeting his wife Marion, Elie Wiesel "shunned love" and didn't see himself having children.
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How Elie Wiesel's wife and son gave him a new lease on life

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