The sincere Christian knows that what died in Auschwitz was not the Jewish people but Christianity.
Elie WieselThis day I ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused.
Elie WieselAll collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.
Elie WieselI shall never forget Juliek. How could I forget this concert given before an audience of the dead and dying? Even today, when I hear that particular piece by Beethoven, my eyes close and out of the darkness emerges the pale and melancholy face of my Polish comrade bidding farewell to an audience of dying men.
Elie Wiesel