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Elie Wiesel on Palestine, trauma and suffering

Season 40 Episode 1 | 2m 21s

Elie Wiesel vowed to always speak up whenever people were enduring suffering and humiliation, including in both Palestine and the former Yugoslavia. "He saw the trauma as something that has to lead to moral action."

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Extras
Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
Before meeting his wife Marion, Elie Wiesel "shunned love" and didn't see himself having children.
Elie Wiesel reunited with his sister in France.
In "Night," Elie Wiesel recounts a memory of witnessing three victims being hung.
Comedian and actress Leslie Jones does a deep dive on her creative process.
Ahead of his 100th birthday, celebrate the life and career of iconic actor Dick Van Dyke.
Conan O’Brien had a dream come true when Dick Van Dyke appeared on his show.
Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore reunited for a variety special in 1969.
Larry Mathews shares home movies shot from the set of "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
Karen Dotrice, who starred in "Mary Poppins" with Dick Van Dyke, reflects on her time on set.