[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING ELIE WIESEL

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and contributions 
of Elie Wiesel. Mr. Wiesel was a passionate advocate for peace, human 
rights, and the dignity of all people. His moral authority on 
international affairs served as a constant reminder and challenge to 
global leaders to always stand up against violence and genocide, even 
when it may be easier to do nothing.
  He sought to use his public platform to highlight atrocities in 
Darfur, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Yugoslavia; and he called on 
leaders to take action. He was a strong advocate for the State of 
Israel, the need for a Jewish homeland, and the spiritual importance of 
Jerusalem to the Jewish people.
  Mr. Wiesel's belief in the moral absolute of peace was shaped by his 
personal experience during the Holocaust, which claimed the lives of 
his father, his mother, and his sister. Generations of children now 
have learned about the horrors of the Holocaust through his firsthand 
account in the novel ``Night.''
  Mr. Speaker, Elie Wiesel was a visionary scholar and activist. His 
message of peace and never forgetting the atrocities of the Holocaust 
will live on for generations to come.

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