Elie Wiesel at the Cathedral
Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith and Sara J. Bloomfield, director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, explore the legacy of Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel and why he was added to Washington National Cathedral.
Elie Wiesel Carving Dedication
Tuesday, Oct. 12 | 3:30 p.m.
Framed by Jewish prayers and music, we bless this carving as a permanent reminder to guard against oppression and indifference for all of God’s children.
Public Forum: Honoring Elie Wiesel
Tuesday, Oct. 12 | 7 p.m.
Together with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and members of the Wiesel family, we celebrate Elie Wiesel’s legacy as a Holocaust survivor, teacher and international voice of conscience.
Online Public Workshop
Antisemitism, Christianity and the Holocaust: Reckoning with the Past and Working in the Present
Thursday, Oct. 14 • 2 pm ET
The National Cathedral and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum host this webinar exploring the long entangled history of antisemitism and Christianity.
Rabbi 'Yitz' Greenberg on Elie Wiesel
Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg, a close friend and colleague of Elie Wiesel, is an influential theologian and an activist who has been a thinker on the Holocaust as a turning point in Jewish and Western culture. He served as Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council from 2000–2002.
Rabbi Greenberg offered to share his thoughts by video, and we are honored to share them with you here.
Elie Wiesel Carving Process
The carving was sculpted by Chas Fagan and carved by Sean Callahan, the same team responsible for the other figures in the Human Rights Porch. Photos by Danielle Thomas
Elie Wiesel Resources from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Overview of Elie Wiesel’s life and experiences
- Video reflections and more on the legacy of Elie Wiesel
- For Educators: a lesson plan on teaching his work
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s statement on the death of Elie Wiesel (1928–2016)
- Report of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust (1979) – which begins with a letter from Elie Wiesel, outlining the vision for the museum
- Elie Wiesel and the Agony of Bearing Witness (Edna Friedberg/USHMM)
Other Icons in the Human Rights Porch
- Mother Teresa
- Rosa Parks
- Jonathan Myrick Daniels
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
- Bishop John Walker