"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
When Elie Wiesel died on this day six years ago, the world lost one of its most eloquent and influential voices in Holocaust memory.
At age 15, in May 1944, Elie was deported to Auschwitz with his family.
After surviving the Holocaust, he waited ten years to write about his experiences. Elie penned his haunting memoir, "Night," which has helped millions grasp the human toll of the Holocaust through the eyes of a teenager.
At a time when the world could not bear to remember, Elie could not forget. He gave voice to those who had been silenced forever and devoted his life to fulfilling the promise of Never Again. He was a Holocaust survivor, teacher, Nobel laureate, and founding chairman of our Museum.
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