Author:
Burger, Ariel, author.
ImprintBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Imprint2018
Descriptionxv, 264 pages ; 23 cm
Note:Memory -- Otherness -- Faith and doubt -- Madness and rebellion -- Activism -- Beyond words -- Witness.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-259).
Note:Ariel Burger first met Elie Wiesel at age fifteen. They studied together and taught together. Witness chronicles the intimate conversations between these two men over decades, as Burger sought counsel on matters of intellect, spirituality, and faith, while navigating his own personal journey from boyhood to manhood, from student and assistant to rabbi and, in time, teacher. In this profoundly hopeful, thought-provoking, and inspiring book, Burger takes us into Elie Wiesel's classroom, where the art of listening and storytelling conspire to keep memory alive. As Wiesel's teaching assistant, Burger gives us a front-row seat witnessing these remarkable exchanges in and out of the classroom. The act of listening, of sharing these stories, makes of us, the readers, witnesses"-- Provided by publisher.
