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Nobel Laureate Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Dies at 98

7/3/2026

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Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2026, ending the life of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Holocaust survivor.
He served on the Presidium of the March of the Living’s inaugural 1988 program.
In January 2006 he visited Auschwitz with Oprah Winfrey, a trip televised on May 24, 2006.
The March of the Living commissioned the documentary “Elie Wiesel: Conscience of the World,” which premiered at its 2016 Yom Hashoah ceremony.

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Story summary

Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2026, ending the life of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Holocaust survivor.
He served on the Presidium of the March of the Living’s inaugural 1988 program.
In January 2006 he visited Auschwitz with Oprah Winfrey, a trip televised on May 24, 2006.
The March of the Living commissioned the documentary “Elie Wiesel: Conscience of the World,” which premiered at its 2016 Yom Hashoah ceremony.