Elie Wiesel: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Ellen Norman Stern, Elie Wiesel: Witness for Life (1982, reissued 1996), is a biography. Among many critical works on Wiesel’s writings are Michael Berenbaum, The Vision of the Void: Theological Reflections on the Works of Elie Wiesel (1979, reissued as Elie Wiesel: God, the Holocaust, and the Children of Israel, 1994); Ted L. Estess, Elie Wiesel (1980); Ellen S. Fine, Legacy of Night: The Literary Universe of Elie Wiesel (1982); Robert McAfee Brown, Elie Wiesel: Messenger to All Humanity, rev. ed. (1989); and Carol Rittner (ed.), Elie Wiesel: Between Memory and Hope (1990).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Holocaust Memorial Day Trust - Elie Wiesel. Nov 07, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 26, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR Illinois - New documentary shares life of Elie Wiesel in new light. Jul 03, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 28, 2026
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Élie Wiesel. May 19, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Great Lives - Sir Ben Kingsley on Elie Wiese. Sep 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Eckerd College - Tribute to Elie Wiesel - Elie Wiesel. Aug 07, 2025
Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Elie Wiesel. Jun 05, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Spirit of Things - Elie Wiesel: "Life is a Quest". Apr 25, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Great Lives - Sir Ben Kingsley on Elie Wiese. Jan 13, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Official Site of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Apr 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Chicago Public Library - Elie Wiesel Biography. Feb 28, 2024
Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Elie Wiesel. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire. Mar 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Elie Wiesel. May 24, 2021
Add new Web site: CNN - Elie Wiesel Fast Facts. May 24, 2021
Cross-reference added. Dec 10, 2020
Media added. Jun 01, 2017
Updated for his death. Jul 02, 2016
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Elie Wiesel. May 26, 2014
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Elie Wiesel. Jul 17, 2013
Add new Web site: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Holocaust Encyclopedia - Biography of Elie Wiesel. Jul 17, 2013
Added new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Biography of Elie Wiesel. Jul 07, 2006
Article revised. Mar 29, 2006
Article revised. Jan 05, 2001
Article revised. Mar 05, 1999
Article added to new online database. Feb 15, 1999
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