Tonight, learn about the life and career of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night. After his liberation from Buchenwald, Wiesel became a writer in France before immigrating to America. Over the course of his decades-long career, Wiesel fought the 'sin of indifference' by writing 57 books, teaching as a university professor, and championing for human rights. 📅 Tuesday, Jan. 27 ⏰ 9 p.m. 📺 BTPM PBS | BTPM PBS

He transformed his trauma into literature of the most profound order. With his shattering 1958 memoir 'Night,' Elie Wiesel forever changed the way the Holocaust would be written about. The new documentary ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE pays homage to the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor and his renowned literary influence and human rights advocacy work. Filmmaker Oren Rudavsky goes deeper into Wiesel’s inner life, depicted with nuance and intimacy, and enriched by access to his personal archives

46K views · 705 reactions | ELIE WIESEL. L'écrivain et philosophe Elie Wiesel, rescapé des camps d'Auschwitz et prix Nobel de la Paix en 1986, revient sur son parcours extraordinaire dans l'émission "Tout le monde en parle" en 2006. Il nous livre sa philosophie teintée de sagesse, de souffrance et d'humanité. | INA | Facebook