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Early life	2,813	2,813	194	194
Imprisonment during the Holocaust	4,920	4,920	279	279
March of the Living	5,083	5,083	296	296
Post-war career as a writer	32	10,566	0	752
France	7,306	7,306	490	490
United States	3,228	3,228	262	262
Political activism	3,393	27,441	123	1,401
Support for the Israeli government	1,716	7,078	114	307
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Teaching	2,990	2,990	124	124
Personal life	4,561	4,561	163	163
Death and aftermath	3,493	3,493	121	121
Awards and honors	9,980	21,307	0	11
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Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

I don't see where this is mentioned. If it belongs here where in the article should it be mentioned?^[1]

References

^ "Public Law No: 115-441 (01/14/2019)". Congress.gov. 115th Congress. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

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Suggest adding to personal history section:

"Wiesel was accused by a Jennifer Listman, previously a doctoral student at New York University and a researcher at Yale University of molesting her at a 1989 event. However, the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity rejected the allegation."

Citation: Linley Sanders, "Elie Wiesel Sexually Assaulted Teenager at Charity Event, Woman Claims in ‘Me Too’ Account", Newsweek, 23 October, 2017, https://www.newsweek.com/elie-wiesel-me-too-account-690891.

Mingusmingusmingus67 (talk) 21:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: See Talk:Elie_Wiesel/Archive_2#Molestation_allegations, where a consensus emerged to exclude this allegation. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:28, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elie Wiesel is In the Epstein Files

Elie Weisel is mentioned in Epsteins Black book, this should be mentioned in his later life section. ~2026-77127-3 (talk) 04:43, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Need secondary-ref to help make sure whatever is written is given WP:DUE weight. DMacks (talk) 05:12, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Public Law No: 115-441 (01/14/2019)". Congress.gov. 115th Congress. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

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