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Joshua Doležal's avatar

So powerful, Mary. I believe it is possible to undergo a transformation like Wiesel's by reading about his experience. In this way, I think literature invites us all to participate in the survivor's dilemma, does it not? Thank you for this beautiful meditation today.

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Elizabeth Bobrick's avatar

A beautiful and thoughtful essay. I heard Wiesel speak once at a small dinner, about 30 years ago, and it was clear that he was still struggling with having survived, and what it meant to survive.

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