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Boston University Professor of Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights Michael Grodin speaks at the Elie Wiesel’s “Beyond Duty” event Sunday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. EMILY HARDY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Elie Wiesel Center commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz

Scarlett Blydenburgh January 30, 2020
Auschwitz-Birkenau and the victims were honored at the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies’ “Beyond Duty” event on Sunday, which featured heroic international diplomats who helped in ending Jewish oppression.
As part of Boston University’s Alumni Weekend, the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies hosts “In Memory of Elie Wiesel: A Day of Learning & Celebration,” Sunday, featuring talks from President Robert Brown and Elie Wiesel’s son, Elisha. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elie Wiesel’s legacy honored in day of learning

Andres Picon September 17, 2017

The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies and the Boston University Alumni Association hosted a series of panel discussions and presentations on Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of the late...

BU is launching a new Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor through the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU launches Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor

Haley Fritz October 20, 2016

The Boston University Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies expanded its curriculum this semester to include a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor. The minor “combines historical background with...

PHOTO BY HEATHER GOLDIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust literary icon and BU professor, dies at 87

Lexi Peery July 2, 2016

Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor who taught at Boston University for nearly 40 years, died Saturday at the age of 87. Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial...

PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DFP FILE PHOTO

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Elie Wiesel: Not A Champion for Human Rights

Editors October 23, 2015

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University organized...

An exhibit celebrating the life of Elie Wiesel, "Champion for Human Rights: The Life and Work of Elie Wiesel," opened Sunday in the Mugar Memorial Library. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

HGARC opens exhibit for Elie Wiesel’s papers, manuscripts

Ellen Cranley September 28, 2015

Honoring the BU professor, political activist and Nobel Laureate’s life work, Boston University’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center hosted the opening reception for its newest exhibit called...

PHOTO BY HEATHER GOLDIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elie Wiesel cancels lecture at BU

Jaime Bennis September 22, 2014

The annual lecture given by Boston University Professor Elie Wiesel scheduled for Monday at Boston University has been canceled for the second year in a row due to health complications. The lecture,...

Elie Wiesel lecture series canceled due to health issues

Daily Free Press Admin October 22, 2013

Boston University faculty member Elie Wiesel’s annual three-part lecture series has been canceled for 2013 as a result of Wiesel’s health issues, said Michael Zank, director of the Elie Wiesel Center...

Elie Wiesel tackles existential questions in lecture

Daily Free Press Admin November 20, 2012

At his third and final lecture of the year, Boston University professor Elie Wiesel focused on questions of worth he faced after his recent experience with open-heart surgery. “Tonight, they will...

Martyrdom, suicide, sins spark Elie Wiesel lecture

Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 2012

Boston University professor Elie Wiesel  addressed the perceptions surrounding martyrdom and suicide in Jewish culture as he spoke before hundreds of students Monday night. In Wiesel’s lecture, “In...

Elie Wiesel talks ancient prophets, modern values

Daily Free Press Admin October 16, 2012

In his first of three annual public lectures at Boston University, professor Elie Wiesel focused on how the prophecies of Ezekiel relate to today’s generations and the values society encompasses. “I...

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