?簡介
埃利·維瑟爾出生于錫蓋特的特蘭西瓦尼亞鎮(zhèn)，15歲那年和全家一起被監(jiān)押到奧斯威辛集中營。這位大屠殺的幸存者后來成為諾貝爾獎得主、作家和人權(quán)活動家，從1998年開始擔任聯(lián)合國和平使者。維瑟爾先生以他的同情心為各種聯(lián)合國事務(wù)吶喊，例如促使公眾關(guān)注消除貧困和蘇丹達爾富爾地區(qū)發(fā)生的暴行。他于1963年成為美國公民，通過埃利·維瑟爾人權(quán)基金會繼續(xù)為人權(quán)和世界和平奔走呼吁。[1]
?榮譽
維瑟爾于1986年獲頒諾貝爾和平獎，挪威諾貝爾委員會譽他為“人類的使者”，指出他經(jīng)過種種艱難而產(chǎn)生的詞句，有著“他對于希特勒的死亡集中營內(nèi)一切恥辱及對人道徹底藐視的個人經(jīng)歷”，以及他“對和平之業(yè)的實踐與奮斗”，維瑟爾已向人類交遞了“和平、贖罪與人性尊嚴”的有力啟示。 1986年諾貝爾和平獎新聞稿 The Nobel Peace Prize for 1986 The Norwegian Nobel Committee has resolved that the Nobel Peace Prize for 1986 should be awarded to the author, Elie Wiesel. It is the Committee's opinion that Elie Wiesel has emerged as one of the most important spiritual leaders and guides in an age when violence, repression and racism continue to characterise the world. Wiesel is a messenger to mankind; his message is one of peace, atonement and human dignity. His belief that the forces fighting evil in the world can be victorious is a hard-won belief. His message is based on his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler's death camps. The message is in the form of a testimony, repeated and deepened through the works of a great author. Wiesel's commitment, which originated in the sufferings of the Jewish people, has been widened to embrace all repressed peoples and races. The Norwegian Nobel Committee believes that Elie Wiesel, with his message and through his practical work in the cause of peace, is a convincing spokesman for the view of mankind and for the unlimited humanitarianism which are at all times necessary for a lasting and just peace. Oslo, October 14, 1986
