Peace activist, Holocaust survivor to visit

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel will discuss "Reconciliation. Is it Possible? Is it Desirable?" at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 30, in Strong Auditorium.

Born in 1928 in Romania, Wiesel was 15 years old when he and his family were sent to the concentration camps. His mother, younger sister, and father perished; Wiesel and two older sisters survived. After the war, Wiesel studied in Paris and became a journalist. In 1958, he published his first book, a memoir of his concentration camp experience titled La Nuit (Night).

Wiesel's personal experience has led him to use his talents as an author, teacher, and storyteller to defend human rights. After receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, he established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity as a forum to advance the cause of human rights and peace. His efforts have also earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States Congressional Gold Medal and the Medal of Liberty Award, and the rank of Grand Officer in the French Legion of Honor.

Since 1976, Wiesel, who holds more than 90 honorary degrees, has been the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University.

Tickets for Wiesel's talk are on sale in advance at the Common Market in Wilson Commons. Admission is $10 for the general public; $5 for University faculty, staff, and graduate students and students from other colleges with ID. Tickets will also be available at the door. For University undergraduate students, tickets are free if obtained in advance and $2 at the door. Wiesel's talk is sponsored by the Outside Speakers Committee and Hillel of Rochester Area Colleges. For more information, call x5-4323.

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