All NewsSnapshotsNobel Laureate Elie Wiesel Speaks at Wesleyan, Meets Students Olivia DrakeNovember 5, 20104minNobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel, who received an honorary doctor of humane letters from Wesleyan in 1979, spoke on “Building an Ethical Society: The Death Penalty and Human Dignity” Oct. 26 in Memorial Chapel. Rabbi David Leipziger Teva, director of religious and spiritual life and University Jewish Chaplain, acknowledges Wiesel on state following his talk. Wiesel, who was born an Orthodox Jew in what is now Romania, was deported to German concentration camps during World War II. Wiesel met with Wesleyan students at the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life to answer questions, and offer writing tips. Wiesel responds to a question, posed by a student. Wiesel held a press conference prior to his evening lecture. Wiesel met several Wesleyan students, staff and faculty during his visit. Here, he met with Anne Greene, director of writing programs (pictured in the center, left of Wiesel), and Greene’s students, to discuss writing about ethical and moral issues. (Photos by Emily Brackman ’11, Bill Burkhart and Olivia Drake) Shapiro Creative Writing Center Related Articles All NewsIn the Media April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan in the News: April 2024 All NewsAlumniArts & HumanitiesFaculty April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan Faculty, Alumnus Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in Choreography, Theatre All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events April 16, 2024 Jeff Harder Democracy Demands Passionate Defense, Says Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker