A new sculpture commemorating the life of writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was dedicated on Thursday at a moving ceremony on the Mt. Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The extraordinary sculpture, situated in a campus garden area, was created by French artist and sculptor Denis Chetboune.
The guests of honor included Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, and Prof. Hanan Melcer, former Israel Supreme Court Justice. Ambassador Yossi Gal, Hebrew University Vice President for University Advancement and External Relations and Chaim Chesler, Founder of Limmud FSU, moderated the event.
“We are grateful to Yossi Gal and the Hebrew University leadership for recognizing my father’s eternal connection to our ancient capital,” said Wiesel’s son Elisha Wiesel about the dedication. “We are also grateful to the Klarsfeld family, Aharon Frenkel, Chaim Chesler and Joel Rappel for all they have done to make this moment possible.”