Web Links

The following online resources represent a cross section of information related to the Holocaust available on the World Wide Web. To ease searching, the Web sites are grouped under topical headings and are annotated with brief descriptions. Resources are in English, unless otherwise noted. The Museum does not officially endorse any particular site or its content. We appreciate your comments and feedback about this page; please e-mail the Library at library@ushmm.org.

Latest update: December 2008

ELIE WIESEL

Web sites about the life and work of Elie Wiesel.

1. Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
   

   [http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/]

   Online presence of the Foundation, established using Wiesel’s monetary award from the Nobel Prize. Sponsors interdisciplinary conferences on the subjects of hatred and oppression as well as an annual essay contest for college and university students.
   
2. First Person Singular: Elie Wiesel
   

   [http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/]

   Companion site to the PBS special. Includes information on Wiesel’s life and work, descriptions of life in Sighet before the war, a teacher’s guide, and a fully-annotated bibliography.
   
3. Nobel.org: 1986 Peace Prize: Elie Wiesel
   

   [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1986/]

   Presents a brief biography of Elie Wiesel as well as the text of his Nobel Lecture, videos of a 35-minute interview and symposia speech by the laureate, and links to other online resources.
   

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