For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories
ELIE WIESELWe must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph.
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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannot remain indifferent to human suffering… The mission of the Jewish people has never been to make the world more Jewish, but to make it more human.
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Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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My faith is a wounded faith, but my life is not without faith. I didn’t divorce God, but I’m quarrelling and arguing and questioning, it’s a wounded faith.
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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else’s suffering.
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Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
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Bite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.
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The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.
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I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.
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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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One person of integrity can make a difference.
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Think higher, feel deeper.
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