#Crif - Press release : Elie Wiesel, a man of peace and a light for the world passed away

Elie Wiesel was an emblematic figure of the memory of the Shoah.

Crif is deeply saddened by the disappearance of a tireless memory activist.

Press release

Paris, July 3, 2016

Elie Wiesel was an emblematic figure of the memory of the Shoah and the Jewish suffering. All his life, he was a committed intellectual, tirelessly denouncing war, intolerance, injustice and indifference.

His writing, which brought together the different cultural influences that passed through his life and work, with many Hasidic references, has deep meaning. He was a writer, a philosopher and a great storyteller.

For Crif, he was a resistant to oblivion and a memory activist. It is a beacon for humanity that disappears.

Hereafter message from Crif on Facebook and messages from last President Roger Cukierman and newly elected President Francis Kalifat on Twitter :

Une lumière s'éteint avec la disparition d' #ElieWiesel ,un rescapé, un témoin, un humaniste et Prix Nobel. Que sa mémoire soit bénie.

— Francis Kalifat (@FrancisKalifat) 2 juillet 2016

Je garde un souvenir ému d'Elie Wiesel, il était membre du jury du prix Max Cukierman pour la culture yiddish. Un mensch nous a quitté.

— Roger Cukierman (@RogerCukierman) 2 juillet 2016