“One of his [Rebbe Mikhal of Zlotchev] prayers: I have but one request; may I never use my reason against truth.”
Quote by Elie Wiesel
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Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters
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Elie Wiesel
A renowned Jewish author and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Elie Wiesel is known for his profound literary achievements and for recording and spreading the history of the Holocaust as a survivor. His works deeply reveal the terror of the Nazi Holocaust and the universal nature of human suffering. more
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