Courtroom Sketch of Elie Wiesel at the Trial of Klaus Barbie [LCID: 2005mkzs]
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Courtroom Sketch of Elie Wiesel at the Trial of Klaus Barbie

Courtroom sketch by artist David Rose of Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel on the witness stand at the trial of Klaus Barbie. During his testimony, Wiesel stated that "The killer kills twice. First, by killing, and then by trying to wipe out the traces." June 2, 1987.

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Elie Wiesel trials Klaus Barbie war crimes trials
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Rose

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