Born in London but raised in Mandatory Palestine, Eshel served in Haganah, was first Israeli to serve as chair of a UN commission, later sat in Knesset and Jerusalem city council
Charity Benefit Honors Marion Wiesel On Her 90th Birthday
Charity Benefit Honors Marion Wiesel On Her 90th Birthday
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At a virtual celebration honoring her 90th birthday that also served as a benefit for the Beit Tzipora Centers that serve Ethiopian children in Israel, Marion Wiesel collected felicitations from a lineup that included Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Netanyahu, Colin Powell, Mayim Bialik, and Natan Sharansky.
In 1986, after Elie Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for being “a messenger to mankind,” French President Francois Mitterrand asked his friend and Wiesel’s wife Marion what they planned to do with the prize money.