For students in the 1960s, Wiesel helped galvanize a nascent Soviet Jewry movement into a tidal wave of action, writes one activist. Read more »

Donald Trump blames ‘dishonest media’ for fuss over tweet depicting Star of David

Trump’s official Twitter account tweeted — then deleted — an image showing a Star of David shape and dollar bills superimposed over a picture of Hillary Clinton. Read more »

Israeli pol: Mark Zuckerberg has terror victim’s ‘blood’ on his hands

Gilad Erdan charged that Facebook impedes Israeli police in their efforts to catch terrorists and sets too high a bar for removing offensive material. Read more »

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Dutch Jewish woman evicted after anti-Semitic abuse, threats by neighbor 

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Elie Wiesel: My journey to Cambodia 

In a JTA interview, the famed author compared the situation in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge genocide to the aftermath of the Holocaust. Read more »

What We’re Reading

Elie Wiesel ‘died as a hero in Israel,’ but it wasn’t always that way (L.A. Times) 

Why Elie Wiesel wasn’t a Holocaust writer: A personal remembrance (eJewish Philanthropy) 

Elie Wiesel stood up to presidents, spoke out for justice (CNN) 

Elie Wiesel’s moral imagination never reached Palestine (Foreign Policy)

Being terrified, but never terrorized, in an LGBTQ nightclub (Keshet)

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