Overview
- Summary
- "[Elie Wiesel] taught at Boston University for nearly four decades, and with this book, Ariel Burger--devoted protégé, apprentice, and friend--takes us into the sacred space of Wiesel's classroom. There, Wiesel challenged his students to explore moral complexity and to resist the dangerous lure of absolutes. In bringing together never-before-recounted moments between Wiesel and his students, Witness serves as a moral education in and of itself--a primer on educating against indifference, on the urgency of memory and individual responsibility, and on the role of literature, music, and art in making the world a more compassionate place."--Dust jacket flap.
- Variant Title
- Lessons from Elie Wiesel's classroom
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018
- Contents
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Introduction
Memory
Otherness
Faith and doubt
Madness and rebellion
Activism
Beyond words
Witness
Postscript. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Memory -- Otherness -- Faith and doubt -- Madness and rebellion -- Activism -- Beyond words -- Witness -- Postscript.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781328802699
1328802698 - Physical Description
- xv, 264 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Authors, French--20th century--Biography. Holocaust survivors--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Study and teaching. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral and ethical aspects. RELIGION--Judaism--General. EDUCATION--Philosophy & Social Aspects. PHILOSOPHY--Movements--Humanism. Authors, French. Ethics. Holocaust survivors. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Study skills. French authors--Biography. Holocaust, 1939-1945--Study and teaching. Holocaust, 1939-1945--Influence. Holocaust, 1939-1945--Ethical aspects. Biographies. Biography. Wiesel, Elie,--1928-2016.
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