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"For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time."

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About Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-born Jewish writer, Holocaust survivor, and human rights advocate. His memoir Night became a foundational testimony of the Holocaust. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.

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