Urgency of Hope

The Fleet Bank Lecture in Judaic Studies Presents Elie Wiesel, \u27The Urgency of Hope.\u27 A program of the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies presented through the Open VISIONS Forum of University College at Fairfield University.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/bennettcenter-posters/1228/thumbnail.jp

The Barbarians of Hollywood : The Exploitation of Aurora Mardiganian by the American Film Industry

As the first genocide of the 20th century tore through Ottoman Turkey, advances within the film industry opened new doors for humanitarian aid. The story of Aurora Mardiganian, a teenage Armenian survivor, provided Americans with a visual representation of what mass atrocity looked like through the film Ravished Armenia. However, the means to which the film and accompanying autobiography were created exemplify a violation of ethics. Anthony Slide’s edited edition of the narrative titled Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian offers an insightful account of Mardiganian’s plight, and gives evidence to the claim that she was exploited physically, psychologically, and financially, in order to yield the maximum profit. Mardiganian’s legacy highlights the need for remembrance over apathy, and active awareness over indifference

The Spiritual and Secular Effects of the Holocaust

My research paper focused on the topic of the Holocaust, and how this tragic event in history had a lasting effect, not only on the victims, but on future generations as well. My paper focused on two autobiographies, “Night,” and “After Long Silence” written by Elie Wiesel and Helen Fremont respectively, each of which portray a different perspective on the Holocaust and the significance it had in the peoples’ lives. Using these two autobiographies, as well as a number of articles referencing the Holocaust, I portrayed how this horrible period of history shaped many peoples\u27 lives, both secularly and spiritually

Elie Wiesel

This article was originally published in Shabbat Shalom Vol. 41 #1, 199

Book Report of Night by Elie Wiesel

Penulisan tugas akhir “Bedah Buku Night karya Elie Wiesel” bertujuan untuk mengungkap simbol yang banyak digunakan oleh pengarang yang bertujuan untuk mewakili perasaan yang ingin disampaikan oleh pengarang yang tidak dijabarkan. Selain itu, tugas akhir ini juga menilai kelebihan dan kekurangan dari novel Night. Penulis memutuskan untuk membedah novel Night karena sebagai karya sastra novel ini merupakan sebuah karya sastra yang mengandung unsur sejarah sehingga bisa berperan ganda sebagai penyegar kalbu dan sumber wawasan. Penulis menggunakan metode membaca cermat untuk menemukan simbol, kelebihan dan kekurangan dari novel ini. Setelah dianalisis ditemukan bahwa ada beberapa simbol, yang sebagian merupakan simbol di agama Yahudi, yang digunakan untuk lebih menekankan penderitaan dari para korban Holocaust yang segala hak mereka telah dirampas oleh Nazi. Novel ini mempunyai kelebihan dalam temanya yaitu mempunyai tema tentang kejadian yang besar dan terkenal sehingga bisa dijadikan sebagai salah satu referensi kesejarahan yang didukung dengan penggunaan bahasa denotatif yang tidak ambigu. Kedekatan batin antara Eliezer dan ayahnya yang berkembang di kamp konsentrasi juga merupakan nilai lebih dari novel ini. Namun, hal yang menyulitkan dalam mendalami novel ini adalah beberapa istilah agama Yahudi dan bahasa Jerman sehingga diperlukan referensi lain untuk memahaminya. Dari segi penokohan, penulis menganggap bahwa tokoh Eliezer mempunyai karakter yang jauh lebih dewasa dan tidak sesuai dengan umurnya yang sebenarnya yaitu 15 tahun

Religion and Violence: Thinking Again About the Link

This article is a contribution to a Special Issue on religion and genocide edited by Dr. Steven Jacobs. The aim of the article is to suggest a dimension of research not often considered to be part of the discussion. Because genocidal events have happened in conjunction with religious holidays, the article suggests that researchers must consider the role that worship and the texts of worship play in shaping the context for genocide

A Deconstruction of Elie Wiesel\u27s The Time of the Uprooted

This thesis explores the implications of bearing witness as testimony, and the recuperation of community and identity in the wake of exile. Through a close reading of Elie Wiesel’s The Time of the Uprooted, alongside the theories of Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy (among others), I argue that a True Testimony cannot exist, and yet despite this fact, there is a necessity to bear witness in the face of the Other. The realization suggests an imperative of a different order—one that steps back from the very notion of truth, to instead accept the impossibility of truth in any act of witnessing. By comparing Wiesel’s metaphysical framework to post-structural philosophies, I am able to blur the lines between an exile’s metaphysical feelings of isolation and strangeness from both others and themselves to the effects of recognizing and accepting that all language is différance