Summary:
The book presents a profound exploration of the teachings and moral wisdom of Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, as experienced by his student and teaching assistant. It offers insights into Wiesel's perspectives on ethics, memory, and education, drawn from intimate classroom discussions and personal anecdotes.
Key points:
1. Listening and Witnessing: Ariel Burger highlights the need to listen to and acknowledge others' suffering, as Elie Wiesel showed. This builds empathy and aids healing.
Books similar to "Witness":
Night
Elie Wiesel
The Sunflower
Simon Wiesenthal
The Redhead of Auschwitz
Nechama Birnbaum
The Escape Artist
Jonathan Freedland
Lily's Promise
Lily Ebert|Dov Forman
Outcry
Manny Steinberg
I Escaped from Auschwitz
Rudolf Vrba
Life in a Jar
Jack Mayer
All But My Life
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Survivors Club
Michael Bornstein|Debbie Bornstein Holinstat