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July 5, 2016

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel remembered for role as world's conscience

Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author who fought for peace, human rights and simple human decency, died July 2 at his New York home at age 87. He is pictured in a 2015 photo.

NEW YORK – Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and prolific author who died July 2 at age 87 in his New York home, has been remembered in tributes from around the world for standing up for human dignity and for being a witness to the world of the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Published in International