Who Will Speak for Us Now? Is there anyone today who has a strong moral voice? Who can explain, warn, teach, comfort and inspire these days? I’ve been contemplating this for some time- my teacher and mentor Prof. Elie Wiesel of blessed memory would have spoken out clearly, with strength, dignity, with a moral clear […]
A Double Yartzeit
A Double Yartzeit
Celebrating the Life of Elie Wiesel
It’s like the song, “Seasons of Love’ How do you measure, measure a year? How do we measure the first year remembering the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel? Boston University had a special day on September 17, “A Day of Learning and Celebration; Celebrating the Life of Elie Wiesel in Word, Image, and Music.” […]
Thoughts on Teaching the Holocaust
There are more questions than answers. Perhaps there are no good answers anyway, but we must ask the questions to remain human. Elie Wiesel of blessed memory was the teacher of teachers, our modern day prophet who dared ask questions and dared to admit there are no good answers. His answer was to remember- remember […]
Rare Recordings of Elie Wiesel
A Sing-along with Elie Wiesel In l976 I entered a classroom full of hopes and dreams, hoping to study with Prof. Elie Wiesel at Boston University and dreaming of singing a Yiddish song for him, and even better, with him. Who knew that this classroom would lead to a lifetime of meaningful study, song and […]
More Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom Part 2
Reviewing notes from my classes with Prof. Elie Wiesel always reveal something new, something inspiring and something it seems no one else can describe as he did. As I go through my notes of lectures and classes, I hope to keep a record of these lessons and share them as time permits. From a lecture, […]
More Lessons From Elie Wiesel’s Classroom
The privilege of studying in Elie Wiesel’s classroom was so profound; I felt it never stopped when I graduated. Every time I would attend a lecture at BU or the 92nd St. Y I would take notes and sometimes write them up as an essay just for the experience. To save and savor the experience […]
How Elie Wiesel Taught Me to Sing the Miracle of Jewish Survival
In l976 I entered a classroom full of hopes and dreams, hoping to study with Prof. Elie Wiesel at Boston University and dreaming of singing a Yiddish song for him, and even better, with him. Who knew that this classroom would lead to a lifetime of meaningful study, song and the cantorate? When the classroom […]