Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Elie Wiesel

Saturday

Jul 02

2016

Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Elie Wiesel

New York, NY

Statement

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.

Hillary Clinton Glams It Up At The Waldorf

Talking policy last Friday at Georgetown, she was all business in tweed with playfully polka-dotted,  pink-accented trim.  Last night at two events at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, Hillary Clinton,  beautifully attired in evening wear,  graced two formal events.

At a dinner hosted by the World Jewish Congress, she presented Elie and Marion Wiesel with the organization's Theodor Herzl Award.   Here she is with the Wiesels and Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress.

She also attended the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute 2013 Gold Medal Gala where she and Antonio Banderas were honored by her majesty.  We see her with the queen, Oscar de la Renta, and fellow honoree, Banderas.   Both ladies looked absolutely stunning in shades of navy and midnight blue brocades.

 

Tomorrow: On Hillary Clinton's Agenda

Hillary Clinton to present WJC award to Elie and Marion Wiesel

NEW YORK – Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will present the World Jewish Congress’ Theodor Herzl Award to the Nobel Peace laureate and writer Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, a noted humanitarian, at a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on November 19, 2013.
“I can think of no more fitting couple for this honor than Elie and Marion Wiesel, who have dedicated their lives to promoting peace and understanding and the security of the Jewish people and the State of Israel,” said WJC President Ronald S. Lauder. “The Wiesels are a Jewish and world treasure who live and breathe Herzl’s ideals. Their contribution to the understanding of the Holocaust and to combatting intolerance and injustice worldwide is incalculable.”
A special highlight of the award program will be the performance by violinist Itzhak Perlman in commemoration of the 75th anniversary this month of Kristallnacht, the Nazis’ 1938 national pogrom against the Jews, known in English as the “Night of Broken Glass.”
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