Hillary
and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Elie Wiesel. We join all
those around the world in mourning his loss and giving thanks for his
life.
Elie shouldered the blessing and the burden of survival. In
words and deeds, he bore witness and built a monument to memory to
teach the living and generations to come the perils of human
indifference.
As he often said, one person of integrity can make a
difference. For so many, he was that difference—including at the
dedication of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 when he urged me to
stop the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia; at the White House Millennium
Lecture Hillary invited him to give; and in all his wonderful books and
lectures.
We send our deepest sympathies and prayers to Marion
and Elisha, always grateful for the great love they shared with Elie and
the strength it gave him, and for all the kindness and friendship he
gave us.
