The author of more than fifty works of fiction and nonfiction, Elie Wiesel was awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the French Legion of Honor's Grand Cross, an honorary knighthood of the British Empire, and the Nobel Peace Prize, among many other honors. He was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University for almost forty years. He passed away in 2016. ALAN ROSEN has authored or edited fourteen books, including five dedicated to the teachings of Elie Wiesel.
