{"id":6087,"date":"2016-07-03T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T19:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsincerity.wpengine.com\/?p=234"},"modified":"2023-05-19T07:13:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T07:13:15","slug":"a-beacon-of-light-elie-wiesel-died-this-weekend-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/a-beacon-of-light-elie-wiesel-died-this-weekend-at\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Elie Wiesel: Holocaust Survivor, Philanthropist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Describing Elie Wiesel as a Nobel laureate and a Holocaust survivor is like describing Jackie Robinson as a guy who played baseball. It doesn\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n<p>Elie changed people. He found hope in places where we thought hope couldn\u2019t,&nbsp;and maybe shouldn\u2019t, exist. He will forever be a reminder that no matter how dark times get there is light. He\u2019s a reminder of how strong and beautiful humans can be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Feliewieselfdn%2Fposts%2F1610068839252302%3A0&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"462\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope is like peace. It is a gift only we can give one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, Elie reminds us that the only true evil is indifference \u2013 that peace is not passive, it\u2019s a choice.<\/p>\n<p>Our deepest thanks and love to a true hero who will continue to inspire us to keep working together, spreading hope, and finding the light. So just like Elie, we\u2019re raising our glasses and celebrating life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eliewieselfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Elie Wiesel Foundation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Describing Elie Wiesel as a Nobel laureate and a Holocaust survivor is like describing Jackie Robinson as a guy who played baseball. It doesn\u2019t cut it. Elie changed people. He found hope in places where we thought hope couldn\u2019t, and maybe shouldn\u2019t, exist. He will forever be a reminder that no matter how dark times get there is light. 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