Cornell Professor Daniel R. Shwarz writes about the late Elie Wiesel’s legacy and friendship in a blog for the Huffington Post.
He was not only a charismatic lecturer, but he was also a gifted teacher who excelled in the give-and-take discussion that followed his lectures. Whether answering questions after his powerful and passionate lectures, which combined his memory of the Holocaust with moral fervor about humanity’s responsibilities, or more informal dialogue when meeting with students, he always made the people he met, and especially students feel that they were important.
