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Witness : lessons from Elie Wiesel's classroom / Ariel Burger.

Author/creator Burger, Ariel author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Descriptionxv, 264 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Portion of title Lessons from Elie Wiesel's classroom
Contents Introduction -- Memory -- Otherness -- Faith and doubt -- Madness and rebellion -- Activism -- Beyond words -- Witness -- Postscript.
Abstract "[Elie Wiesel] taught at Boston University for nearly four decades, and with this book, Ariel Burger--devoted protégé, apprentice, and friend--takes us into the sacred space of Wiesel's classroom. There, Wiesel challenged his students to explore moral complexity and to resist the dangerous lure of absolutes. In bringing together never-before-recounted moments between Wiesel and his students, Witness serves as a moral education in and of itself--a primer on educating against indifference, on the urgency of memory and individual responsibility, and on the role of literature, music, and art in making the world a more compassionate place."--Dust jacket flap.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Issued in other formOnline version: Burger, Ariel. Witness. Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018 9781328804075
Genre/formBiography.
LCCN 2018006868
ISBN9781328802699 (hardcover)
ISBN1328802698 (hardcover)

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks PQ2683.I32 Z598 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold