The Holocaust Educational Trust is deeply saddened by the loss of our friend Professor Elie Wiesel.
Elie Wiesel was an Auschwitz survivor who spent much of his life promoting remembrance and education of the Holocaust. He wrote countless books but perhaps his best known is his memoir 'Night' which detailed his time spent at Auschwitz, Buna and Buchenwald. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
He was also an honorary patron of the Holocaust Educational Trust.
Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said:
'After surviving the depths of inhumanity, Elie Wiesel spent his life ensuring the world understood what happened during the Holocaust and vowed 'Never Again'. His seminal book 'Night' exposed to the world the reality of the Holocaust through one man's experience in the most powerful, harrowing and vivid of ways.
He said 'Whoever hears from a witness, becomes a witness' - we honour his memory by ensuring that future generations become the witness and carry his legacy.
We have lost a giant amongst men - he will never be forgotten.'