Save the date : December 9th, 8pm in New York Forty years ago, Elie Wiesel stood before the world in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and insist that every person has a responsibility to act. On December 9, the eve of that anniversary, The Elie Wiesel Foundation will bring that conviction to The Town Hall in New York City with One Light, Many Flames, a Chanukah concert celebrating the diversity of Israel and the Jewish people, and supporting young people who will carry his legacy forward. The evening will feature The Idan Raichel Project, Ravid Kahalani, Eden Golan and Yuval Raphael, with special guests Shaggy and Matisyahu and Nuseir Yassin as emcee. Bringing Jewish audiences and non-Jewish allies together, the concert will turn a milestone of remembrance into an investment in education, connection and the next generation. Proceeds will benefit The Foundation’s Beit Tzipora Centers in Israel. They will also expand educational exchanges that connect American students reading Night with young Israelis whose lives are part of Elie and Marion Wiesel’s enduring legacy. “Forty years ago, I sat in Oslo and watched the hope on my father’s face as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize and reminded the world that we must always take sides because neutrality helps the oppressor. Today, that mandate is more urgent than ever. Through the ‘One Light, Many Flames’ concert and our work through Beit Tzipora, we aren’t just preserving my parents’ memory. We are putting it into action, celebrating the vibrant diversity of our people, and ensuring that the next generation has the moral courage to stand up and be counted,” said Elisha Wiesel, Chair of The Elie Wiesel Foundation. From the pages of Night to a conversation across continents, that legacy is already bringing students together through a modern-day pen pal program. Last year, New Jersey middle school readers of Night were introduced by video to Ethiopian-Israeli students at Beit Tzipora in Israel. The American students encountered Elie Wiesel first through his testimony. Then, through the exchange, they discovered what he and Marion went on to build—and met young people benefiting from that work today. Those conversations make the diversity of Israeli society personal. Students get to know one another through questions, experiences and everyday life, building relationships across countries and communities. Popular misconceptions of Israel as white, colonialist, etc are directly challenged before they can take root. Concert proceeds will help the Foundation bring these exchanges to more students. For more than three decades, the Beit Tzipora Centers in Ashkelon and Kiryat Malachi have helped young Ethiopian Israelis build pathways to success in school, military service and beyond. Named for Elie Wiesel’s younger sister, Tzipora, who was murdered in Auschwitz, the centers serve nearly 600 students annually. The concert brings the same spirit of connection to the stage. The concert comes at a time when Israel and Jewish identity are often reduced to political arguments and simple narratives. Our lineup therefore celebrates the many cultures, histories and musical traditions that shape Israel and the Jewish people, inviting audiences from different backgrounds to take part in a shared evening of music and purpose. Held during Chanukah, One Light, Many Flames draws on the belief that one person can make a difference, and that the light one person kindles can inspire others to act. Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1986. Forty years later, the Foundation’s invitation is both a celebration and a call to participation: come together, encounter the diverse voices of Israel to whom Elie and Marion were so deeply committed, and help the next generation carry their legacy into the future. You can find more information on the link: givebutter.com/one-light-man…

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England and Wales reported a 10% rise in police-recorded antisemitic hate crimes. 3,162 offences were recorded in the year ending March 2026. More than 80 years after the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel was still asking why antisemitism had survived. In a 2004 interview, Wiesel reflected on his belief that Auschwitz would put an end to hatred of the Jewish people. He was wrong. “The victims died but the haters are still here. New ones.” He also warned that hostility toward Israel could cross the line into antisemitism. These were not abstract concerns. Wiesel had spent his life confronting the consequences of hatred, and he understood that remembering history was not enough if people failed to learn from it. His answer was education. His response to injustice was to speak up. The latest figures are a reminder that antisemitism is not simply a prejudice from the past. It remains a problem that demands our attention today. Remembering Elie Wiesel means taking his warnings seriously, recognizing hatred when it appears, and refusing to stay silent.

Forty years ago, Elie Wiesel stood before the world in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and insist that every person has a responsibility to act. On December 9 this year, the eve of that anniversary, The Elie Wiesel Foundation will bring that conviction to The Town Hall in New York City with One Light, Many Flames, a Chanukah concert celebrating the diversity of Israel and the Jewish people, and supporting young people who will carry his legacy forward. The evening will feature The Idan Raichel Project, Ravid Kahalani, Eden Golan and Yuval Raphael, with special guests Shaggy and Matisyahu and Nuseir Yassin as emcee. Bringing Jewish audiences and non-Jewish allies together, the concert will turn a milestone of remembrance into an investment in education, connection and the next generation. Proceeds will benefit The Foundation’s Beit Tzipora Centers in Israel. They will also expand educational exchanges that connect American students reading Night with young Israelis whose lives are part of Elie and Marion Wiesel’s enduring legacy. “Forty years ago, I sat in Oslo and watched the hope on my father’s face as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize and reminded the world that we must always take sides because neutrality helps the oppressor. Today, that mandate is more urgent than ever. Through the ‘One Light, Many Flames’ concert and our work through Beit Tzipora, we aren’t just preserving my parents’ memory. We are putting it into action, celebrating the vibrant diversity of our people, and ensuring that the next generation has the moral courage to stand up and be counted,” said Elisha Wiesel, Chair of The Elie Wiesel Foundation. Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1986. Forty years later, the Foundation’s invitation is both a celebration and a call to participation: come together, encounter the diverse voices of Israel to whom Elie and Marion were so deeply committed, and help the next generation carry their legacy into the future. Save the date : December 9th, 8pm at the Town Hall in New York You can find more information on the link: givebutter.com/one-light-man…

Forty years ago, Elie Wiesel stood before the world in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and insist that every person has a responsibility to act. On December 9 this year, the eve of that anniversary, The Elie Wiesel Foundation will bring that conviction to The Town Hall in New York City with One Light, Many Flames, a Chanukah concert celebrating the diversity of Israel and the Jewish people, and supporting young people who will carry his legacy forward. The evening will feature The Idan Raichel Project, Ravid Kahalani, Eden Golan and Yuval Raphael, with special guests Shaggy and Matisyahu and Nuseir Yassin as emcee. Bringing Jewish audiences and non-Jewish allies together, the concert will turn a milestone of remembrance into an investment in education, connection and the next generation. Proceeds will benefit The Foundation’s Beit Tzipora Centers in Israel. They will also expand educational exchanges that connect American students reading Night with young Israelis whose lives are part of Elie and Marion Wiesel’s enduring legacy. “Forty years ago, I sat in Oslo and watched the hope on my father’s face as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize and reminded the world that we must always take sides because neutrality helps the oppressor. Today, that mandate is more urgent than ever. Through the ‘One Light, Many Flames’ concert and our work through Beit Tzipora, we aren’t just preserving my parents’ memory. We are putting it into action, celebrating the vibrant diversity of our people, and ensuring that the next generation has the moral courage to stand up and be counted,” said Elisha Wiesel, Chair of The Elie Wiesel Foundation. Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1986. Forty years later, the Foundation’s invitation is both a celebration and a call to participation: come together, encounter the diverse voices of Israel to whom Elie and Marion were so deeply committed, and help the next generation carry their legacy into the future. Save the date : December 9th, 8pm at the Town Hall in New York You can find more information on the link: givebutter.com/one-light-man…

Forty years ago, Elie Wiesel stood before the world in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and insist that every person has a responsibility to act. On December 9 this year, the eve of that anniversary, The Elie Wiesel Foundation will bring that conviction to The Town Hall in New York City with One Light, Many Flames, a Chanukah concert celebrating the diversity of Israel and the Jewish people, and supporting young people who will carry his legacy forward. The evening will feature The Idan Raichel Project, Ravid Kahalani, Eden Golan and Yuval Raphael, with special guests Shaggy and Matisyahu and Nuseir Yassin as emcee. Bringing Jewish audiences and non-Jewish allies together, the concert will turn a milestone of remembrance into an investment in education, connection and the next generation. Proceeds will benefit The Foundation’s Beit Tzipora Centers in Israel. They will also expand educational exchanges that connect American students reading Night with young Israelis whose lives are part of Elie and Marion Wiesel’s enduring legacy. “Forty years ago, I sat in Oslo and watched the hope on my father’s face as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize and reminded the world that we must always take sides because neutrality helps the oppressor. Today, that mandate is more urgent than ever. Through the ‘One Light, Many Flames’ concert and our work through Beit Tzipora, we aren’t just preserving my parents’ memory. We are putting it into action, celebrating the vibrant diversity of our people, and ensuring that the next generation has the moral courage to stand up and be counted,” said Elisha Wiesel, Chair of The Elie Wiesel Foundation. Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1986. Forty years later, the Foundation’s invitation is both a celebration and a call to participation: come together, encounter the diverse voices of Israel to whom Elie and Marion were so deeply committed, and help the next generation carry their legacy into the future. Save the date : December 9th, 8pm at the Town Hall in New York You can find more information on the link: givebutter.com/one-light-man…

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This weekend, Britain’s Green Party voted to adopt a motion declaring “Zionism is racism.” Twenty-five years ago, Elie Wiesel confronted the same idea in the lead-up to the UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban. Wiesel was invited to take part in the conference. He initially accepted. Then he read the material being prepared for it, and withdrew. Because what was supposed to be a gathering against racism had become consumed by hostility toward Israel and, especially at the parallel NGO forum, became openly antisemitic. Wiesel warned that a conference created to fight hatred was becoming a “conference of hatred.” Wiesel later recalled telling UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan that Durban would become an embarrassment to the United Nations. After the conference, Annan sent him a simple message: “Elie, you were right.” Three years later, Annan publicly acknowledged that the United Nations’ record on antisemitism had fallen short of its own ideals. For that reason, it is shameful that 25 years later, the UN is still commemorating Durban. And when Britain’s Green Party votes to declare that “Zionism is racism,” it's a disgrace. Because a movement that claims to fight hatred loses all credibility when it makes room for another form of hatred, called antisemitism. #israel

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