February 5, 2006 

Holocaust Survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel to Speak at Nova Southeastern University

FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. ― Holocaust Survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel will deliver a public address at Nova Southeastern University at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23.

Weisel is the author of numerous books, including the internationally acclaimed memoir, La Nuit (Night). He is also the winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, an honor he received for delivering a message “of peace, atonement and human dignity” and “fighting indifference, intolerance and injustice” through his collected works.

Wiesel’s visit is sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences - Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences as part of its “Distinguished Speakers Series” and college-wide exploration into the theme of “Good and Evil.”

Wiesel will speak in the Miniaci Performing Arts Center with a simulcast in the atrium of the adjacent Carl DeSantis Building. Free tickets are available for the simulcast only, as seating in the Miniaci is no longer available.

Wiesel is the author of more than 40 books of fiction and non-fiction, including The Time of the Uprooted, published in August, as well as A Beggar in Jerusalem (Prix Médicis winner), The Testament (Prix Livre Inter winner), The Fifth Son (winner of the Grand Prize in Literature from the City of Paris), and two volumes of his memoirs. Night has since been translated into more than thirty languages and is part of the literary canon of the Holocaust.

To complement Wiesel’s visit, NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences has scheduled two special events to further explore the “Good and Evil” theme.

“Torture in the Modern Age” is a panel discussion on the historical and current issues related to torture. The event will be held from 7 - 8:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, in Room 4009 of the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center.

“Enhancing Human Performance: Good vs. Evil” includes student presentations and guided discussions on controversial steroid use from 7 - 9 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Knight Auditorium of the Carl DeSantis Building.

For information call (954) 262-8408 or click here.