Elie Wiesel

This audio podcast was recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 2007 Summit in Washington, D.C. In a wide-ranging address to the Academy's student delegates, Professor Wiesel touches on issues of madness, memory, and the human responsibility to bear witness to the suffering of others.

In this audio podcast, recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 2003 Summit in Washington, D.C., Wiesel tells the Academy's Student Delegates about his hope for the 21st century. He reflects on the deceptions and betrayals of the last century, and his disappointment that organized hatred is still a cause of human suffering in much of the world. He shares his passion for teaching and for making peace, and his struggle to reconcile faith in God with the scope of human suffering.

In this audio podcast, recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 1996 Summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Professor Wiesel takes questions from the Academy's student delegates. The exchange touches on contemporary issues such as the genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, as well as Wiesel's struggle to find meaning in the mystery of his own survival.

In this audio podcast, recorded at the Academy of Achievement's 1996 Summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Professor Wiesel begins his address with humorous remarks about public speaking and his own celebrity, but soon moves to more serious topics. Quoting the French poet Paul Valery, he identifies the importance of fervor in life. He addresses a number of topics in the news, including a series of arson attacks on African American churches, and the demonstrations that met the Pope's visit to Berlin. He closes with a Talmudic fable, bearing a message for the Academy's student delegates.